Cyber Security Engineer (Linux)

BAE Systems; Frimley; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence and aerospace company in Frimley seeks a Cyber Security Specialist. The successful candidate will safeguard IT infrastructure against cyber threats, support various cybersecurity technologies, and maintain consistent communication with stakeholders. Candidates should have experience with RHEL and Microsoft platforms, as well as expertise in SIEM. The role offers a salary up to £52,000, a competitive pension, and a range of flexible benefits including private health plans and shopping discounts.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Proven experience of maintaining and configuring RHEL and Microsoft Windows platforms.
• Knowledge of deploying, maintaining and configuring SIEM platforms.
• Diligent and pays close attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard enterprise IT infrastructure against cyber threats.
• Support SIEM, SOAR, protection and monitoring technologies.
• Produce concise material understood by service stakeholders.
• Maintain consistency of approach with industry groups.
• Monitor logs for potential threat alerts.

Skills

Configuration and maintenance of Cyber Security Technical Control Software

Maintaining and configuring RHEL

Maintaining and configuring Microsoft Windows platforms

Deploying and configuring SIEM platforms

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Tools

Splunk Enterprise

Azure Sentinel

Job description

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team safeguarding BAE Systems UK's enterprise IT infrastructure against cyber threats through the configuration, installation and maintenance of Cyber Security Technical Control Software solutions and compensating controls.
• Support SIEM (on‑premise and cloud), SOAR, protection and monitoring technologies.
• Continuously work towards organisational, departmental and individual objectives and uphold security standards and principles.
• Produce targeted and concise material that can be easily understood by service stakeholders.
• Maintain an excellent working relationship with BAE Systems peers to ensure a consistency of approach both internally and with industry working groups.
• Provide on‑call duties as required and maintain the UK Cyber Security Operations Enhanced Protective Monitoring Capability (EPMC) platform, monitoring, searching and visualising logs for potential threat alerts.
• Have a good technical background with experience in a technical cyber‑security role.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of maintaining and configuring RHEL and Microsoft Windows platforms.
• Knowledge of deploying, maintaining and configuring SIEM platforms.
• Diligent and pays close attention to detail to ensure that records, emails and instructions are produced to a consistently high standard.
• An open and communicative style that engenders trust and promotes good working relationships.

Desirable

• Knowledge of deploying, maintaining and configuring a Splunk Enterprise platform.
• Knowledge of maintaining and configuring an Azure Sentinel platform.

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder, etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must, as a minimum, achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Salary: Up to £52,000 depending on skills and experience, as well as a competitive pension scheme. BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.