SIEM Engineer - CGEMJP

Role Title: SIEM Engineer
Duration: contract to run until 01/06/2025
Location: Wokingham, Hybrid 70/30%
Rate: up to £567 p/d Umbrella inside IR35
Clearance required: Eligible to go through BPSS

Role purpose/summary

• Build and deploy innovative technical solutions to advance the security capability of the Cyber Security Operations function.
• Manage and oversee the configuration of various security tools to enable key stakeholders, such as CSOC and Threat Hunting and Detection Engineering (THaDE).
• Collaborate with application administrators across the business to onboard data sources into the SIEM data lake.
• Optimise forensic telemetry collection mechanisms to ensure accurate and efficient parsing and ingestion to the SIEM.
• Build resilient forensic telemetry collection technologies to support 24/7/365 monitoring of control systems by CSO.
• Spearhead process improvement and curate, update and develop an internal cyber engineering knowledgebase (bonus points if you're already skilled in Mermaid or Markdown!)

Key Skills/requirements

• Is passionate about security and building secure infrastructure and secure foundations.
• Is curious. We often deal with bespoke or less common data sources and a willingness and enthusiasm to take on the challenge of making sense of these data sources is a must.
• Has strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to handle complex and dynamic situations.
• Has a keen awareness of current and emerging cyber threats, trends, and best practices.
• Has proven experience working with SIEM platforms and related tooling.
• Has a strong understanding of SIEM concepts and best practices.
• Is familiar with SIEM telemetry onboarding processes and techniques.
• Is knowledgeable about various data source formats and protocols (eg, syslog, JSON, REST API).
• Has experience in troubleshooting and resolving data quality or ingestion issues.
• Has previously worked closely with security tooling such as EDR, Deception Tech, Malware Sandboxes, Vulnerability Management Tooling, etc.
• Is familiar with security incident response and investigation processes.
• Has excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Has strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• May have relevant certifications (eg GIAC), but this is not required.

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!