SIEM Application Engineer

Summary: The SIEM Application Engineer role is centered on developing detections and alerts within a SIEM platform, emphasizing engineering tasks over operational alert responses. The position requires hands-on creation of rules, detections, and dashboards. The role is based in Birmingham and operates on a hybrid working model for a duration of 3 months. The day rate for this position ranges from £450 to £550 and is classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement detection rules and alerts in SIEM platforms.
• Create dashboards and optimize Elasticsearch queries for performance.
• Collaborate with security teams to enhance threat detection capabilities.
• Provide consultancy with a focus on hands-on implementation.

Key Skills:

• Strong security engineering background.
• Experience with Elastic SIEM preferred.
• Proficiency in Elasticsearch queries and ELK stack.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience (more experience welcome).

Salary (Rate): £550 daily

City: Birmingham

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role: SIEM Application Engineer

Location: Birmingham (Hybrid)

Duration: 3 Months

Day rate: £450-550 Inside IR35

Role Overview

The Cyber Security Consultancy Specialist will focus on building detections and alerts within a SIEM platform. This is an engineering-focused role requiring hands-on creation of rules, detections, and dashboards rather than operational alert response.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement detection rules and alerts in SIEM platforms.
• Create dashboards and optimize Elasticsearch queries for performance.
• Collaborate with security teams to enhance threat detection capabilities.
• Provide consultancy with a focus on hands-on implementation.

Required Skills

• Strong security engineering background.
• Experience with Elastic SIEM preferred.
• Proficiency in Elasticsearch queries and ELK stack.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience (more experience welcome).