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Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements: Experience with some of the following: SIEM technologies such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk or QRadarExperience in Security Operations Centre (SOC) environmentsExperience in threat detection, threat hunting or incident responseScripting and automation experience using Python, PowerShell or similarExperience with security tooling, integrations and log managementExperience with Microsoft Defender, XDR or other endpoint security platformsA strong security engineering background Responsibilities: Support and improve SOC security tooling and capabilitiesManage and optimise SIEM and threat detection platformsDevelop and enhance automation and security playbooksSupport tool integrations, data onboarding and log ingestionInvestigate security events and improve detection coverageAssist with platform upgrades, maintenance and lifecycle activitiesWork closely with analysts, engineers and security stakeholders to deliver new capabilities Technologies: SupportPowerShellPythonSecuritySplunk More:
We are supporting a leading defence organisation in the search for a Cyber Security Engineer to join a growing Cyber Security Operations function. This is a 24-month contract role, paying up to £680 per day inside IR35, based in Stevenage with an onsite requirement of 4 days per week. We offer the opportunity to work on large-scale security tooling, detection capabilities and SOC technologies within a complex, highly secure environment, playing a key role in enhancing security visibility, improving detection capabilities and supporting the ongoing evolution of cyber defence tooling.
last updated 35 week of 2026