Cyber Security Engineer

Cyber Security Engineer (BBBH
18698) Stevenage, England

Salary: GBP
78 - GBP
92.11 per hour

Our client has an opportunity for a Cyber Security Engineer to join them on a 24 month contract. The successful applicant will lead on the technical aspects of ensuring cyber security appliance efficiency of tasks to support alert tuning, network visibility and log ingesting to relevant toolsets.

Role
:
Cyber Security Engineer

Location
:
Stevenage, fully onsite

Hourly Rate
: between £80- £92.11 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35

Clearance
: full SC required before starting, DV to follow. UK Eyes Only due to project

Hours
: 37 hours per week between the hours of 8am-5pm

What you’ll be doing:

• Accountable for the effective mapping and topology of SOC toolsets including integrations and feeds between solutions
• Enriching the visibility and optimisation of SOC tools through data modelling and tuning
• Maintain the primary SOC toolsets, ensuring their availability, functionality and optimisation
• Responsible for the daily muster and availability of all cyber security technologies within in-scope environments
• Responsible for the accurate tracking of product lifecycle and advising management of EOL/EOS roadmaps
• Support the Cyber Security Capability Manager in the coordination, planning and execution of SOC appliance upgrades
• To support all cyber security pillars with new capability implementation and integration to existing solutions
• Implement cyber security tool changes and configuration ensuring efficient reporting into CAB and control boards
• To lead on playbook scripting activities ensuring they are well documented and tested. This includes fault finding and review of false positives
• To be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on SOC connectivity and visibility across all in scope networks and infrastructure, ensuring connections and integrations are understood and documented with the Cyber Security Capability Manager

Requirements
:

• Strong coding and scripting background – Power Shell, Python & Regex
• Proven ability to work with APIs, including HTTP/S headers and responses, JSON Objects.
• Proven experience with Proxies administration and changes.
• Windows (SMB) and
  * Nix (NFS) remote storage.
• Experience with applying certificates, software updates and the steps involved for end-of-life refresh activity.
• Experience with VMware/ Hyper-V Virtual machines and virtual switches.
• Experience in setting up, implementing and maintenance of cyber security tooling.
• Experience with the creation, testing and maintenance of AI or machine learning technologies to assist with the optimisation of work flows or play books.
• Experience with SIEM (Security Information Event Management) technologies