Job Description
Contract Network Engineer, Outside IR35, £500 per day, Farnborough
Contract position at a Defence consultancy, outside IR35 for a specialist Security Engineer work
This is working amongst a team of other technology professionals on an MOD / Defence project, from Farnborough.
PLEASE NOTE - The nature of this project will require the work to be carried out onsite and successful candidates will be required to be security cleared (SC Level) prior to appointment.
Security Engineer required to join fast-moving, innovative work within the Defence and Security sector, collaborating with the Security Lead and technical teams to secure cutting-edge technology solutions. The role is technically diverse and challenging, covering vulnerability management, SIEM and security tooling, secure system deployment, incident support, and the application of modern security practices across CI/CD and operational environments.
Experience required:
1. Hands on experience working with SIEM technologies and security monitoring
2. Awareness of modern threat models (eg. MITRE ATT&CK)
3. Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and security controls within DevOps environments
4. Building and maintaining SOC detections and use cases
5. Working knowledge and understanding of MOD security policies and frameworks
6. Outstanding communication and able to effectively work collaboratively
7. Previous exposure working in a secure environment (Government, Defence or similar)
8. Experience using Elastic Security, Nessus or similar
If you are a Security engineer with lots of Defence/MOD experience and looking for a new contract, please apply.