Contract Cyber Engineer

Morson Edge; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm is seeking a Cyber SOC Engineer with DV Security Clearance to support SOC operations. This role includes mentoring the SOC Engineering team, managing project transitions, and ensuring all operational tasks are completed efficiently. The ideal candidate will have strong SOC tooling knowledge and experience with firewall technologies. This position offers £70 to £90 per hour inside IR35, located in Newport, Wales.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have current DV Security Clearance.
• Strong knowledge of SOC operations and cybersecurity.
• Experience in operational engineering and project transition.

Responsibilities

• Act as an escalation point for SOC operational engineering.
• Mentor and oversee SOC Engineering team members.
• Manage capacity and availability for SOC operations.

Skills

SOC tooling knowledge

Firewall technologies (Cisco ASR, Palo Alto, Fortinet)

Incident response management

Job description

Job Description

Cyber SOC Engineer (DV Cleared)

Newport, Wales

6 months initially

£70 to £90 per hour inside IR35

Due to the nature of the role candidates must have current DV Security Clearance.

Role Overview

This role requires a strong cyber security professional to stand as an escalation point for all SOC operational engineering activity. You will be responsible for the transition of projects from the System Design team into the SOC operations ensuring impact analysis, capacity and availability management are considered prior to accepting new projects. You will also mentor / oversee members of the SOC Engineering team, ensuring all operational tasks are completed and work tickets updated / closed on time.

Responsibilities

• Support SOC Engineers & Analyst activity
• Supports change & release management activity
• Toolset availability and capacity management review and escalation
• Maintain currency in security concepts, tools and best practices
• Engagement with the R&D Cyber Defence Centre for Cyber Solutions / Products

Skill Set

Essential

• Good knowledge of multiple SOC tooling including IDPS / Firewalls / SIEM / Splunk / Email & Web Protection etc.
• Experience of implementing and fault finding Firewall technologies including Cisco ASR / Palo Alto / Fortinet
• Excellent understanding of networ...