Cyber Security Engineer — SOC Automation & Splunk Expert

MBDA; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to enhance the efficiency and visibility of their Security Operations Centre (SOC). You will be responsible for optimizing SOC tools, collaborating with engineers on emergent cyber challenges, and driving automation initiatives. Candidates should have strong coding skills, a solid foundation in cyber security tools, and a passion for solving complex problems. This role offers a competitive salary and dynamic hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Company bonus up to GBP2,500

Pension contribution up to 14%

Opportunity for paid overtime

Up to 15 additional days of leave

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Fantastic site facilities

Qualifications

• Strong coding and scripting skills essential.
• Experience with data ingestion and optimization in Splunk.
• Experience with Windows and Nix storage.

Responsibilities

• Lead SOC automation initiatives using scripting and SOAR tools.
• Support alert tuning and visibility across networks.
• Collaborate in incident and problem management.

Skills

Coding and scripting skills

Experience with APIs

Splunk Enterprise Security expertise

Proxies administration experience

Certificate management

Virtualization experience

Cyber security tooling knowledge

Familiarity with AI or ML

Tools

Splunk

PowerShell

Python

VMware

Hyper-V

Job description

A leading defence organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to enhance the efficiency and visibility of their Security Operations Centre (SOC). You will be responsible for optimizing SOC tools, collaborating with engineers on emergent cyber challenges, and driving automation initiatives. Candidates should have strong coding skills, a solid foundation in cyber security tools, and a passion for solving complex problems. This role offers a competitive salary and dynamic hybrid working arrangements.