Cyber Security Engineer

Akkodis; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Modis International Ltd in Stevenage seeks a Cyber Security Engineer for a long-term, full-time contract. The role requires DV clearance and involves back-end refresh, playbook scripting and tool upgrades across multiple security platforms.

You will support SOC operations, data onboarding, incident analysis and investigations, using SIEM, network monitoring, certificate management and virtualization platforms to protect critical UK systems.

Qualifications

• Strong coding and scripting background with PowerShell, Python and Regex.
• Proven experience with APIs, including HTTP/S headers and JSON objects.
• Experience with Proxies administration and changes.
• Windows (SMB) and Unix (NFS) remote storage.
• IIS configuration, Active Directory/LDAP authentication.
• Experience with certificates, software updates and end-of-life refresh activity.
• Experience with VMware/Hyper-V and virtual switches.
• Experience in setting up, implementing and maintenance of cyber security tooling.
• Experience with creation, testing and maintenance of AI or ML technologies to assist workflows or playbooks.
• Experience with SIEM technologies.

Responsibilities

• Support the Cyber Security Capability Manager in back-end refresh, playbook scripting and fault finding.
• Upgrade and integrate cyber security tools across the in-scope UK network.
• Maintain SOC toolsets, ensure availability and optimisation of security platforms.
• Coordinate tool lifecycles, EOL/EOS planning and patch management.
• Lead back-end refresh on security appliances, including certificate updates and software updates.
• Collaborate with DEX back office to maintain tool availability and recover outages.
• Support investigation activity using security platforms to identify root causes and IOC.
• Perform SOC connectivity and visibility work across networks and infrastructure.

Skills

PowerShell

Python

Regex

APIs/JSON

Proxies

Windows SMB

Unix NFS

IIS

AD/LDAP

Certificates

Software Updates

End-of-Life Refresh

VMware

Hyper-V

Cyber security tooling

AI/ML in security

SIEM

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

IIS

Job description

Cyber Security Engineer required for a long term contract full time in Stevenage. Candidate must be prepared to undergo DV clearance.

Skillset/experience required:

• Strong coding and scripting background - PowerShell, Python & Regex
• Proven ability to work with APIs, including HTTP/S headers and responses, JSON Objects.
• Proven experience with Proxies administration and changes.
• Windows (SMB) and *Nix (NFS) remote storage.
• IIS (Windows Web Server) Configuration, Active Directory/ LDAP (authentication).
• Experience with applying certificates, software updates and the steps involved for end-of-life refresh activity.
• Experience with VMware/ Hyper-V Virtual machines and virtual switches.
• Experience in setting up, implementing and maintenance of cyber security tooling.
• Experience with the creation, testing and maintenance of AI or machine learning technologies to assist with the optimisation of work flows or play books.
• Experience with SIEM (Security Information Event Management) technologies

Responsibilities:

• We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to support the Cyber Security Capability Manager in ensuring Digital Excellence UK meets the challenges and demands of countering the Cyber Threat . To work with other UK Cyber Security members, the role will cover back-end refresh, playbook scripting and fault finding, Cyber Security tool upgrades, capability implementation, tool integration, data source on-boarding and investigation activity utilising a wide variety of security platforms including but not limited to; SIEM (Security Information Event Management), Network Packet Capture platform, Anti Malicious Code, Threat Detection technologies and platforms across the in-scope UK network

SOC Threat Detection Analyst key responsibilities are:

• Accountable for the effective mapping and topology of SOC toolsets including integrations and feeds between solutions
• Enriching the visibility and optimisation of SOC tools through data modelling and tuning
• Maintain the primary SOC toolsets, ensuring their availability, functionality and optimisation
• Responsible for the daily muster and availability of all cyber security technologies within in-scope environments
• Responsible for the accurate tracking of product lifecycle and advising management of EOL/EOS roadmaps
• Support the Cyber Security Capability Manager in the coordination, planning and execution of SOC appliance upgrades
• To support all cyber security pillars with new capability implementation and integration to existing solutions
• Implement cyber security tool changes and configuration ensuring efficient reporting into CAB and control boards
• To lead on playbook scripting activities ensuring they are well documented and tested. This includes fault finding and review of false positives
• To be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on SOC connectivity and visibility across all in scope networks and infrastructure, ensuring connections and integrations are understood and documented with the Cyber Security Capability Manager
• To lead all activity of back-end refresh on cyber security appliances - including certificate updates, patch releases and software updates
• Responsible for attending DEX CAB and collating all impacting activities on cyber security alerting
• Responsible for attending DEX Incident and Issue red teams in support of root cause analysis - advising on cyber security changes which may impact other services
• Collaborate closely with DEX back office to maintain availability and efficiency of cyber security tools and recover any service outages or disruption
• Support the SOC in investigation activity utilising a wide variety of security platforms, creating custom searches, advanced queries or scripts in order to find the root cause or IOC of an alert

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.