Salary: £48,000 - 72,000 per year Requirements: Minimum 5 years experience in a Cyber Security Engineering or SOC Tier 3 role. Strong hands-on expertise with CrowdStrike Falcon (Prevent, Insight, Discover). Advanced Splunk experience, including SPL and Splunk Enterprise Security (ES). Solid understanding of network protocols, cloud security (AWS/Azure), and the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Experience with vulnerability assessment tools (minimum 2 years desirable). Exposure to penetration testing and web application testing. Cyber Security Certifications (Foundational: Security, Network, CySA, GSEC; Advanced: CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, CCSP). CrowdStrike Certifications (ideally 2 or more: CCFA, CCFR, CCSE). Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Engineer (Mandatory). Responsibilities: Lead the deployment, configuration, and ongoing management of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform. Design, optimise, and maintain Splunk dashboards, alerts, and data models to detect advanced threats. Act as a technical escalation point for high-priority incidents, supporting containment and remediation using EDR and SIEM tools. Develop and enhance security automation workflows to reduce manual effort and improve response times. Conduct proactive threat hunting using advanced queries and analytical techniques. Upskill internal teams across CrowdStrike, Splunk, and security analysis best practices. Technologies: AWS Azure Cloud Network Security Splunk Web More: We are Hackney Council, looking for an experienced Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join our security function on a contract basis. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with our internal stakeholders and an external SOC partner, contributing to the enhancement of our endpoint security, detection, and response capabilities. Join us in making a difference in our enterprise-scale security operations. last updated 16 week of 2026