Cyber Engineer - DV Cleared

Yolk Recruitment Limited; Newport; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Contract Cyber Engineer in Newport for a 6-month contract, likely to extend. You will act as a senior escalation point in a SOC and support various operational engineering activities. Essential qualifications include strong SOC tooling knowledge, firewall experience, and scripting skills. This role requires strong communication and is fully onsite, offering up to £90 per hour. British Nationals with DV Clearance are preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of core SOC tooling, including SIEM/Splunk.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco ASR, Palo Alto or Fortinet firewalls.
• Excellent understanding of LAN/WAN technologies.
• Experience in scripting with PowerShell, Python, Bash.
• Experience with Windows Server and RHEL administration.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior escalation point for SOC engineering issues.
• Support SOC Analysts and Engineers with troubleshooting.
• Oversee toolset availability and performance.
• Support change and release management of security tools.
• Maintain awareness of emerging cyber technologies.

Skills

SOC tooling knowledge

Hands-on experience with firewalls

Understanding of network technologies

Scripting or programming experience

Windows Server and RedHat administration

Tools

SIEM/Splunk

Cisco ASR

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Job description

Job Advert: Contract Cyber Engineer (DV Cleared)

Newport

6-month contract + likely extension

Fully onsite

Up to £90 per hour (Umbrella)

DV Clearance required / British Nationals only

The Role

We’re recruiting for an experienced

Contract Cyber Engineer

to join a major defence cyber security function. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on technical problem solving, acting as a senior point of escalation, and supporting a high-performance Security Operations Centre (SOC).

You'll work within a specialist cyber defence organisation, supporting the smooth running of security tools, leading operational engineering activity, and ensuring that new security projects transition successfully into the live environment.

What You'll Do

• Act as the senior escalation point for SOC engineering issues
• Support SOC Analysts and Engineers with toolset faults, troubleshooting and ongoing operational work
• Oversee toolset availability, performance, and capacity
• Support change and release management, including planned upgrades and deployments
• Ensure new systems introduced by the design team can be supported operationally
• Maintain a strong awareness of emerging cyber technologies, tools and best practice
• Work with the wider Airbus Cyber Defence Centre on tooling and security product improvements
• Provide technical input into documentation, processes, and service support activities

This is a key position in a busy SOC environment, fully onsite, requiring strong communication skills and the ability to work across engineering, operations, and cyber security functions.

What You'll Need (Essential)

• Strong working knowledge of core SOC tooling e.g. SIEM / Splunk, IDPS, Email / Web security, Firewalls
• Hands-on experience with Cisco ASR, Palo Alto or Fortinet firewalls
• Excellent understanding of network technologies (LAN / WAN, routing, switching)
• Experience with scripting or programming (PowerShell, Python, Bash etc.)
• Experience with Windows Server and RedHat (RHEL) administration, including CIS hardening

Desirable Skills

• Experience with any of the following is beneficial :
• vCenter / VMware ESXi / vSAN
• Nessus / Tenable
• SQL / MariaDB
• CheckMK, Jira, Syslog management
• Patch management (WSUS etc.)
• AD / LDAP / PAM
• Backup / restore solutions
• Disaster recovery and service continuity
• ISO 27001 / Cyber Essentials
• TPBN1_UKTJ