Security Engineer
On site
Cambridge, United Kingdom
£ 790 / day
Freelance
02-04-2025
Job Specifications
Security Engineer – HIRING ASAP
Start date: ASAP
Duration: 6 Months
Location: 2 days in Cambridge office, 3 days working from home
Rate: £700 - £790 per day inside ir35
Summary:
Utilizing knowledge of security operations, incident response, and detection engineering, you will be responsible for the delivery of SIEM detections and security automations.
The successful candidate will be proficient in automation and orchestration tools (e.g., SOAR platforms, scripting languages like Python, PowerShell) and have experience with integrating security tools (e.g., SIEM, EDR, firewalls) APIs, and Case Management tools for data enrichment.
Responsibilities
Build security automations, logging, and SIEM detections to improve the CDO's efficiency, scalability, and incident response capabilities.
Design, implement, and maintain automated workflows and playbooks to streamline CDO operations, including incident response, threat hunting, cyber threat intelligence and vulnerability management.
Collaborate with CDO analysts to identify repetitive tasks and automate them to improve operational efficiency.
Collaborate with Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, and Attack Surface Management to build and tune robust SIEM detections for both proactive and reactive response actions.
Continuously evaluate automation solutions for performance, reliability, and scalability, making improvements, as necessary.
Collaborate with third-party vendors and service providers to leverage automation opportunities and ensure successful integrations.
Lead technical migration of log sources into Microsoft Sentinel SIEM.
Key Skills
Demonstrated ability in cybersecurity, with at least 3 years in a technical role in security operations and/or security software development.
Solid understanding of security operations, automations standard processes, detection engineering and SIEM management.
Experience with cloud security tools and platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS Google Cloud) and their integration into SOC operations.
Vendor-specific certifications for SOAR platforms (e.g., Sentinel SOAR, Splunk SOAR, Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR).
Experience contributing to large-scale, sprint-based, security automation and detection engineering projects.
Nice to have skills.
Ability to develop and implement long-term automation strategies aligned with security operation objectives.
Ability to translate technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for technical and non-technical partners.
Meticulous focus on ensuring accuracy, reliability, and security in automation workflows!
Consistent record of implementing automation and integration solutions in a SOC or similar environment!
About the Company
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