Cyber Security Engineer

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