Salary: £80,000 - 90,000 per year Requirements:
* We require a strong working knowledge of core SOC tooling such as SIEM/Splunk, IDPS, Email/Web security, and Firewalls. You should have hands-on experience with Cisco ASR, Palo Alto, or Fortinet firewalls, alongside an excellent understanding of network technologies including LAN/WAN, routing, and switching. Experience with scripting or programming languages like PowerShell, Python, or Bash is essential. Additionally, you must have experience with Windows Server and RedHat (RHEL) administration, including CIS hardening.
Responsibilities:
* As a Contract Cyber Engineer, your main responsibilities will include acting as a senior escalation point for SOC engineering issues and providing support to SOC Analysts and Engineers with toolset faults and ongoing operational work. You will oversee toolset availability, performance, and capacity, while supporting change and release management, including planned upgrades and deployments. A crucial part of your role will be ensuring that new systems introduced by the design team are operationally supported. You will also maintain a strong awareness of emerging cyber technologies, contributing to tooling and security product improvements, along with providing technical input into documentation, processes, and service support activities.
Technologies:
* Bash
* CheckMK
* Cisco
* Support
* JIRA
* LAN
* Network
* PowerShell
* Python
* RHEL
* SQL
* Security
* Splunk
* VMware
* Web
* Windows
* LDAP
* MariaDB
More:
This position is key within a busy Security Operations Centre (SOC) environment, fully onsite, and requires strong communication skills. You will need the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, operations, and cyber security functions. While we have outlined essential skills, any additional experience with vCenter, VMware ESXi, Nessus, SQL, CheckMK, Jira, patch management, AD, backup solutions, disaster recovery, or ISO 27001 would be considered beneficial.
last updated 49 week of 2025