SIEM Application Engineer (Elastic Security) - Manchester, UK

Summary: The SIEM Application Engineer role focuses on the end-to-end delivery and optimization of the Elastic Stack, particularly Elastic Security. The position requires extensive experience in cybersecurity engineering, with a strong emphasis on detection, compliance, and performance tuning. This contract role is hybrid, requiring three days a week in the office, and is based in Birmingham or Manchester, UK. The role is classified as inside IR35, with a pay rate of £450 to £550 per day.

Key Responsibilities:

• Mastery of the Elastic Stack (ELK) with a focus on Elastic Security.
• Engineering high-fidelity detection rules based on the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
• Implementing security controls such as RBAC, encryption, and data governance.
• Fine-tuning Elasticsearch indices and mappings, optimizing Logstash pipelines.
• Owning security outcomes and leveraging Kibana for data visualization and monitoring.

Key Skills:

• 5+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Expertise in Elastic Stack (ELK) and Elastic Security.
• Proven ability to implement detection rules and security controls.
• Technical skills in Elasticsearch and Logstash performance tuning.
• Experience with the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.

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

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