Junior Cyber Security Engineer - SIEM/SOC (On-Site)

QinetiQ; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched contribution pension scheme, w

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Job summary

QinetiQ in Farnborough is seeking a Junior Cyber Security Engineer to join a team that develops and applies configuration security tools and monitoring for infrastructure. You will review security events, identify root causes, and contribute to reducing vulnerabilities while working on-site at Farnborough.

Day-to-day work includes reviewing SIEM data, health checks, and producing weekly/monthly security reports.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working as a SOC analyst
• Ability to apply critical thinking to analyse and solve problems
• Prior experience in a cyber security technical role
• Understanding cyber security concepts, threats and vulnerabilities
• Experience using SIEM tools and log analysis techniques

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily SIEM health checks to ensure devices log correctly
• Monitor log volumes and identify anomalies; escalate issues
• Review and triage SIEM alarms and investigate security incidents
• Perform security investigations using SIEM tools and log analysis
• Produce weekly/monthly security reports and present findings
• Manage analyst rota scheduling for PROMON coverage

Skills

SOC analyst

Critical thinking

Cyber security

SIEM

Log analysis

Tools

SIEM tools

Job description

QinetiQ in Farnborough is seeking a Junior Cyber Security Engineer to join a team that develops and applies configuration security tools and monitoring for infrastructure. You will review security events, identify root causes, and contribute to reducing vulnerabilities while working on-site at Farnborough.

Day-to-day work includes reviewing SIEM data, health checks, and producing weekly/monthly security reports.