Security Engineer (Cyber Transformation)
Posted 2 weeks ago by Public Sector Resourcing on Linkedin
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Security Engineer (Cyber Transformation) role at the Cabinet Office involves working on a 6-month contract to enhance protective monitoring systems and ensure compliance with technical requirements. The position requires collaboration with various teams to implement security solutions and conduct functional testing, with a strong emphasis on technical expertise in SIEM technologies. Candidates must hold or be willing to undergo SC Clearance and have a solid background in security monitoring and incident response. This role is hybrid, based in London, Bristol, or Manchester.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the Cyber Transformation Programme Team to follow the approved onboarding process for systems and services.
- Identify and select technical solutions for protective monitoring or SIEM tools based on customer requirements.
- Collaborate with customer-facing engineers and architects to implement solutions.
- Ensure supplier delivery aligns with technical requirements.
- Conduct functional testing of user stories, focusing on technical implementation and standards.
- Lead development and enhancement of protective monitoring for critical services.
- Collaborate with the SOC team to fine-tune alerts and priorities based on technical data.
- Aid the Cyber Engineering Team in configuration and optimization of the SIEM platform.
- Develop monitoring use cases, playbooks, and detection rules with the Cyber Defence team.
- Contribute to the creation and maintenance of incident response procedures.
- Provide assurance of 3rd party monitoring compliance from a technical perspective.
Key Skills:
- Expertise in SIEM technologies and log analysis.
- Experience with security monitoring tools like Splunk/sentinel.
- In-depth knowledge of network protocols and security controls.
- Extensive experience with threat detection and incident response processes.
- Strong understanding of compliance frameworks (NIST/MITRE Attack) and their technical implementation.
- Proficiency in incident handling and escalation processes.
- Strong stakeholder management skills across technical environments.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: City Of London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT