Cyber Security Engineer
Stevenage | Up to £92 per hour (Inside IR35) | 24 Month Contract | Onsite Stevenage
We're supporting a leading organisation within the Defence sector in the recruitment of a Cyber Security Engineer to join a mature Cyber Security Operations function.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on the implementation, maintenance, optimisation and integration of security technologies across complex enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities
Administer and maintain SIEM and security monitoring platforms
Configure and optimise log ingestion, correlation rules and alerting
Develop and maintain automation using PowerShell, Python and Regex
Integrate security technologies using APIs, HTTP/S and JSON
Implement, maintain and optimise cyber security tooling
Manage platform upgrades, patching and technology refresh activities
Administer security appliance certificates and lifecycle activities
Onboard new data sources into security platforms
Lead tool integration and capability enhancement projects
Support incident investigations through advanced queries and custom scripting
Maintain platform availability, resilience and performance
Work closely with SOC analysts to improve detection capabilities and reduce false positives
Support change management, CAB activities and technical implementation planning
Essential Technical Skills
Security Platforms
SIEM administration and support
Security tooling implementation and maintenance
Log onboarding and data source integration
Detection engineering and alert tuning
Scripting & Automation
PowerShell
Python
Regex
Integration Technologies
REST APIs
HTTP/S
JSON
Infrastructure
Active Directory
LDAP
Windows Server
IIS
SMB Storage
Linux / Unix
NFS Storage
VMware
Hyper-V
Virtual Networking
Security Engineering
Certificate Management
PKI
Software Upgrades
Security Platform Refresh Activities
End of Life (EOL) Migrations
End of Support (EOS) Upgrades
Security Appliance Administration
Threat Detection Technologies
Desirable
Splunk
Microsoft Sentinel
QRadar
Elastic
LogRhythm
ArcSight
Wazuh
SOAR Platforms
AI / Machine Learning Security Automation
Proxy Administration
Network Packet Capture Technologies
EDR / XDR Platforms
Contract Details
Up to £92 per hour (Inside IR35)
24 Month Contract
Stevenage
5 Days Onsite
Single Stage Interview Process
Defence Sector EnvironmentThis role is best suited to Cyber Security Engineers, Security Engineers, SIEM Engineers, Security Platform Engineers and Detection Engineers with strong experience across security tooling, automation and platform engineering
