Security Engineer (Cyber Transformation)
Posted 2 weeks ago by Public Sector Resourcing
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London
Summary: The Cabinet Office is seeking a Security Engineer for a 6-month contract focused on Cyber Transformation, requiring SC Clearance and based in a hybrid model across London, Bristol, or Manchester. The role involves collaborating with the Cyber Transformation Programme Team to implement security solutions and enhance protective monitoring. Candidates with active security clearance may be prioritized due to the urgent nature of the position. The role is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the Cyber Transformation Programme Team to follow the approved onboarding process for systems and services within the Cabinet Office.
- Identify and select technical solutions to enable protective monitoring to or SIEM tool based on requirements from individual customers.
- Work 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 optimisation of the SIEM platform for onboarding services.
- Develop monitoring use cases, playbooks, and detection rules with the Cyber Defence team, requiring technical expertise.
- Contribute to the creation and maintenance of incident response procedures, with a technical implementation focus.
- Provide assurance of 3rd party monitoring compliance from a technical perspective.
Key Skills:
- Expertise in SIEM technologies and log analysis.
- Experience in security monitoring tools like Splunk/sentinel.
- In-depth knowledge of network protocols and security controls.
- Extensive experience with threat detection and incident response processes and protocols.
- Strong understanding of compliance frameworks (NIST/MITRE Attack) and their technical implementation.
- Proficiency in incident handling and escalation processes from a technical standpoint.
- Strong stakeholder management skills to work in a broad range of technical environments across the Cabinet Office.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT