siem application engineer (elastic security) - manchester, uk

siem application engineer (elastic security) - manchester, uk

Posted 2 days ago by 1764273724

£550 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
manchester, north west

Summary: The SIEM Application Engineer role focuses on the end-to-end delivery and optimization of the Elastic Stack, particularly in Elastic Security. The position requires a strong background in cybersecurity engineering, with an emphasis on detection, compliance, and performance tuning. This contract role is based in Manchester/Birmingham, UK, with a hybrid working arrangement. The role is classified as inside IR35 and offers a competitive daily pay rate.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Elastic Stack Mastery: 5+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience, specializing in the end-to-end delivery, optimization, and operation of the Elastic Stack (ELK), with a focus on Elastic Security.
  • Detection & Compliance Expert: Proven ability to engineer high-fidelity detection rules based on the MITRE ATT&CK Framework, alongside implementing essential security controls like RBAC, encryption, and data governance to ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Performance & Tuning Specialist: Deep technical skill in fine-tuning Elasticsearch indices and mappings and optimizing Logstash pipelines for maximum performance, throughput, and efficient resource utilization.
  • Outcome Ownership: Results-driven professional focused on owning security outcomes, leveraging Kibana for critical data visualization, real-time monitoring, and system health tracking.

Key Skills:

  • 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering.
  • Expertise in Elastic Stack (ELK) and Elastic Security.
  • Ability to engineer detection rules based on the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
  • Experience with RBAC, encryption, and data governance.
  • Technical skills in Elasticsearch indices, mappings, and Logstash optimization.
  • Proficiency in Kibana for data visualization and monitoring.

Salary (Rate): £550 per day

City: Manchester

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role: SIEM Application Engineer
Type: Contract (3 Months)
Location: Birmingham/Manchester, UK (Hybrid 3 days a week)
Payrate: £450 - £550 per day INSIDE IR35 Umbrella

  • Elastic Stack Mastery: 5+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience, specializing in the end-to-end delivery, optimization, and operation of the Elastic Stack (ELK), with a focus on Elastic Security.
  • Detection & Compliance Expert: Proven ability to engineer high-fidelity detection rules based on the MITRE ATT&CK Framework, alongside implementing essential security controls like RBAC, encryption, and data governance to ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Performance & Tuning Specialist: Deep technical skill in fine-tuning Elasticsearch indices and mappings and optimizing Logstash pipelines for maximum performance, throughput, and efficient resource utilization.
  • Outcome Ownership: Results-driven professional focused on owning security outcomes, leveraging Kibana for critical data visualization, real-time monitoring, and system health tracking.

This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it praveen. sukkala2 @ randstaddigital. Com

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.