Do you want to be part of a business that genuinely values entrepreneurialism, innovation and individual accountability? We focus on our customers and are proud of the difference our technology makes. We partner with some of the biggest manufacturing companies in the world and our technical innovations are used to enhance well-known brands across multiple industries. Role Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Security Engineer to join our Group Information and Cyber Security team on a 1 year Fixed Term Contract basis. This role is critical in ensuring the effective management of core security platforms, maintaining operational security excellence, and enabling secure business operations through proactive and responsive support. The successful candidate will be a hands-on technical expert with deep experience in SIEM (such as Sentinel, QRadar, Splunk), vulnerability management (such as Qualys, Rapid7, Tenable), email security (such as ProofPoint, Cisco Secure Email Gateway, Mimecast, Exchange Online), and patch management tooling (such as SCCM, Ivanti, Intune), while also driving continuous improvement in detection, prevention, and response capabilities. Short-Term Priority: SOC Transition Support As we transition between MSSP partners, the Senior Security Engineer will have an interim responsibility to ensure that the new MSSP partner manages the account to Spectris’s requirements and may need to triage and respond to alerts natively from the SIEM architecture. This temporary change in operational responsibility will last until the new SOC is fully operational. Key Responsibilities SIEM Ownership Full lifecycle management of SIEM platform Build and maintain correlation rules, dashboards, and alerts Ingest new log sources and ensure data integrity and parsing Provide tailored and proactive support to internal stakeholders using the SIEM platform for investigations or reporting Tune noise, improve rule efficiency, and maintain rule documentation Create documentation of the system end to end Vulnerability Management Own and maintain vulnerability management platform and connectors Own scheduling of scans and configuration of scan templates Collaborate with IT and application teams to drive remediation Maintain and update configuration within the system Update and create documentation the system and relevant architecture Produce actionable vulnerability reports and metrics for OpCos and executive stakeholders Email Security Administration Configure policies for email filtering, impersonation protection, and attachment sandboxing Investigate email-based threats and manage quarantine workflows Support user inquiries and assist in forensics and incident analysis Patching and Remediation Tools Maintain tooling used for patch management Monitor patch deployment success and failure across environments Liaise with infrastructure and endpoint teams to ensure compliance Where required perform patching using automated tooling Threat and Vulnerability Lifecycle Correlate vulnerabilities with real-world threat intelligence Participate in threat modelling and exposure reduction programs Contribute to incident response efforts and root cause analysis Requirements Essential Skills and Experience 5 years in a technical security engineering role Strong hands-on experience with: SIEM tooling, including admin and rule development Vulnerability management systems, deployment, maintenance and knowledge sharing Email security Patch management platforms Deep understanding of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and vulnerability management ecosystems Experience supporting a federated enterprise environment Ability to communicate technical topics to non-technical stakeholders Desirable Experience with Microsoft Defender XDR stack Exposure to ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, or TISAX frameworks Familiarity with scripting (e.g. Python, PowerShell) for automation Experience supporting or integrating with SOC/MSSP partners Behaviours Service-oriented mindset with a tailor and proactive support ethic Methodical, curious, and technically hands-on Excellent documentation and reporting skills Collaborative and able to work cross-functionally across IT, Security, and business units Calm under pressure, especially in operational handover or incident situations LI-NC1