Cyber Security Engineer: Splunk & SOC Automation

MBDA; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to join their innovative team in Bolton. This role focuses on optimising SOC tools and enhancing security operations. Ideal candidates will have strong scripting skills and experience with Splunk. The position offers a competitive salary between £50,000 and £60,000, along with a hybrid working model and various benefits including a company bonus and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contribution up to 14%

Paid overtime opportunities

Up to 15 additional days of leave

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Strong coding and scripting skills essential for automation.
• Experience with Splunk for data ingestion and optimisation.
• Familiarity with cyber security tooling and AI/ML for optimising workflows.

Responsibilities

• Act as the SME for Splunk across all use cases.
• Lead SOC automation initiatives using scripting.
• Support alert tuning and maintain SOC integrations.

Skills

Strong coding and scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, Regex)

Proven experience working with APIs (HTTP/S, JSON)

Hands-on expertise with Splunk Enterprise Security

Familiarity with AI or machine learning

Tools

Splunk

SOAR tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Job description

A leading defence organisation is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to join their innovative team in Bolton. This role focuses on optimising SOC tools and enhancing security operations. Ideal candidates will have strong scripting skills and experience with Splunk. The position offers a competitive salary between £50,000 and £60,000, along with a hybrid working model and various benefits including a company bonus and generous leave policies.