Cyber Security Engineer

Cyber Security EngineerStevenage Up to 92 per hour (Inside IR35) 24 Month Contract Onsite Stevenage We''re supporting a leading organisation within the Defence sector in the recruitment of a Cyber Security Engineer to join a mature Cyber Security Operations function.This is a hands-on engineering role focused on the implementation, maintenance, optimisation and integration of security technologies across complex enterprise environments.Key ResponsibilitiesAdminister and maintain SIEM and security monitoring platformsConfigure and optimise log ingestion, correlation rules and alertingDevelop and maintain automation using PowerShell, Python and RegexIntegrate security technologies using APIs, HTTP/S and JSONImplement, maintain and optimise cyber security toolingManage platform upgrades, patching and technology refresh activitiesAdminister security appliance certificates and lifecycle activitiesOnboard new data sources into security platformsLead tool integration and capability enhancement projectsSupport incident investigations through advanced queries and custom scriptingMaintain platform availability, resilience and performanceWork closely with SOC analysts to improve detection capabilities and reduce false positivesSupport change management, CAB activities and technical implementation planningEssential Technical SkillsSecurity PlatformsSIEM administration and supportSecurity tooling implementation and maintenanceLog onboarding and data source integrationDetection ..... full job details .....