Enterprise Threat Detection
- +6 months +
- +DV cleared - current active clearance is essential
- +On site in Reading
- +Inside IR35
- +£650 - £700 a day
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Threat Detection (ETD) Specialist to join a team working within a highly secure environment in the Reading area.
This is an opportunity for a DV-cleared cybersecurity professional with experience in enterprise threat detection, security monitoring and threat analysis to support the identification, investigation and mitigation of cyber threats across a complex enterprise environment.
The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of security operations, threat detection methodologies and the tools and technologies used to identify suspicious activity, investigate potential compromises and strengthen an organisation's overall security posture.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyse enterprise environments to identify potential cyber threats, vulnerabilities and suspicious activity.
- Develop, implement and maintain enterprise threat detection capabilities and security monitoring processes.
- Analyse security alerts, logs and events to identify indicators of compromise (IoCs) and potential malicious activity.
- Investigate and respond to security incidents, supporting containment, remediation and recovery activities.
- Develop and refine detection rules, use cases and threat detection techniques to improve security coverage.
- Work with Security Operations Centre (SOC) teams and wider cybersecurity stakeholders to investigate emerging threats.
- Conduct threat hunting activities to identify previously undetected malicious activity.
- Analyse threat intelligence and translate findings into actionable detection capabilities.
- Produce technical reports, incident findings and recommendations for improving security monitoring.
- Support continuous improvement of enterprise security controls, detection processes and operational resilience.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Active DV Security Clearance.
- Proven experience in Enterprise Threat Detection, cyber threat analysis or security operations.
- Strong understanding of SIEM technologies, security monitoring and event correlation.
- Experience analysing security logs, alerts and network activity.
- Knowledge of threat detection methodologies, attack techniques and indicators of compromise.
- Experience developing or tuning detection rules and security use cases.
- Understanding of incident investigation and response processes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate technical security findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Desirable Experience
- Experience working within UK Defence, Government or other highly secure environments.
- Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and threat intelligence frameworks.
- Experience with enterprise security monitoring platforms and EDR technologies.
- Knowledge of network security, endpoint monitoring and cloud threat detection.