SIEM Application Engineer

SIEM Application Engineer

Posted 4 days ago by Experis IT

£550 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Birmingham, UK

Summary: The SIEM Application Engineer role is focused on developing and implementing detection rules and alerts within a SIEM platform, emphasizing engineering tasks over operational alert response. The position requires hands-on creation of rules, detections, and dashboards, collaborating closely with security teams. This role is based in Birmingham and is offered on a hybrid working arrangement for a duration of 3 months. The position is classified as inside IR35 with a competitive day rate.

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: UK

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).