SOC Engineer

SOC Engineer

Posted Today by Invitise Ltd

£450 Per day
Outside
Remote
City of London (EC1A)

Summary: The SOC Engineer role involves supporting a public sector client in London on a 6-month contract, focusing on security operations, monitoring, detection, and response to security threats. The position requires hands-on experience with SIEM and log management tools, particularly Splunk and Cribl. The role is primarily remote with occasional on-site visits and is classified as outside IR35. Candidates must have proven experience in a SOC environment and hold or be able to obtain SC clearance.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support monitoring, detection, and response to security threats across the organisation's estate.
  • Work independently on complex security issues.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of the SOC capability.
  • Utilize hands-on experience with Splunk in a SOC environment.
  • Manage logs and optimize data pipelines using Cribl.
  • Engage in security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response.
  • Operate within a security operations centre at a mid-senior level.

Key Skills:

  • Hands-on experience with Splunk in a SOC environment.
  • Experience with Cribl for log management and data pipeline optimisation.
  • Proven experience in security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response.
  • Experience working within a security operations centre at a mid-senior level.
  • SC clearance held or ability to pass.

Salary (Rate): £450 per day

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

We're looking for a SOC Engineer for our public sector client based in London on an initial 6-month contract, paying up to £450 per day (outside IR35). This is a primarily remote role with occasional on-site visits to London.

You will be working within a security operations function, supporting the monitoring, detection and response to security threats across the organisation's estate. You will bring solid hands-on experience across SIEM and log management tooling, working independently on complex security issues and contributing to the continuous improvement of the SOC capability.

You will need proven experience in the following:

  • Hands-on experience with Splunk in a SOC environment
  • Cribl experience for log management and data pipeline optimisation
  • Security monitoring, threat detection and incident response
  • Working within a security operations centre at a mid-senior level
  • SC clearance held or ability to pass

Interested? Please apply below.

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