Elastic SIEM Engineer | Security Platform Specialist

Experis IT

Birmingham

On-site

GBP 83,000 - 120,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Experis IT is looking for a Software Engineering Specialist to join the Security Engineering team in Birmingham for a 6-month+ contract. You will help design and operate an Elastic-based SIEM platform, strengthening threat detection, monitoring and incident response.

As an SIEM Application Engineer, you will configure pipelines, enrich data, and tune dashboards and alerts while collaborating with analysts and architects to deliver reliable security solutions and rapid incident response

Qualifications

Experience in software engineering roles.
Experience with Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Ansible, Kafka, Kubernetes, GitLab pipelines, ArgoCD, scripting, YAML, Helm.
Scripting and analytical/troubleshooting skills with attention to detail.
Solid networking basics and willingness to learn new technologies quickly.

Responsibilities

Configure Elasticsearch pipelines to ingest security data (including from Kafka) and improve enrichment with threat intelligence and context.
Collaborate with security analysts and architects to design and implement SIEM solutions using Elasticsearch.
Optimise SIEM rules, alerts and dashboards to improve detection accuracy and operational efficiency.
Write and refine Elasticsearch queries for fast, relevant event retrieval; monitor and manage platform performance.
Support security engineering activities across transitions and transformations.
Work closely with Security Operations and incident-response systems, staying current with emerging threats and best practice.