Cyber Security Engineer

WA Consultants Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy firm is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer for a 4-month contract in London. The role involves supporting the MIP team for a public sector client. Candidates should have proven experience with security platforms and excellent communication skills. This role requires attendance on-site at least 2 days a week.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in security platforms management (SIEM, SOAR).
• 2+ years in security platforms management.
• Expertise in enterprise-level monitoring and supporting large user bases (10,000+ users).
• Experience in creating/managing security playbooks.

Responsibilities

• Support the MIP team within Technology Services for a public sector client.

Skills

Cortex XDR

Cortex Data Lake

Cortex XSOAR

Cloud security

Network/system security fundamentals

Scripting for automation

Security playbooks management

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Overview

WA Consultants is currently recruiting for a Cyber Security Engineer for an initial 4-month contract to support a Public Sector client based in Central London.

The successful candidate will be joining the MIP team (Monitoring and Integration Platform) within Technology Services. The Technology Services team is responsible for all infrastructure, end user computing, on site support and delivery of technology projects. It has responsibility for 95,000 devices and infrastructure across 900+ sites.

Responsibilities

• Support the MIP team within Technology Services for a public sector client.

Technical requirements

• Proven experience with Cortex XDR, Cortex Data Lake, and Cortex XSOAR.
• Solid understanding of cloud security, network/system security fundamentals, and scripting for automation.

Security platform experience and qualifications

• 2+ years in security platforms management (SIEM, SOAR).
• Expertise in enterprise-level monitoring and supporting large user bases (10,000+ users).
• Experience in creating/managing security playbooks and knowledge of public sector standards.
• Experience in Xsiam correlation/playbooks.
• Excellent communication skills, able to articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Desirable Qualifications

• Familiarity with compliance and security standards (GDPR, HIPAA, NIST).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code

Contract details

Please note, this role has been deemed inside of IR35 and candidate will be expected to attend site at least 2-days per week. For further information, please contact Alexander Wilson.

WA Consultants is an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as described within The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.