Security Consultant

JR United Kingdom; Bedford; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Security Consultant for a 3-month contract focused on enhancing threat detection and response capabilities with a new SIEM solution. The role involves collaboration with delivery teams to design and implement workflows, configure alerts, and act as a Subject Matter Expert in SIEM deployment across various environments. This fully remote position will suit individuals with experience in cybersecurity, incident management, and automation.

Qualifications

• Experience in SIEM deployment and configuration.
• Strong understanding of SOC playbooks and incident management.
• Background in automating incident response processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to develop SOC playbooks for SIEM operations.
• Design SOAR workflows for incident response automation.
• Configure alerts and optimise correlation searches.

Skills

Security Information Management

Incident Response

Threat Detection

SOC Operations

Automation

Tools

CrowdStrike

Trend Micro

Jira

AWS

Qualys

Job description

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I am currently supporting a business engaged in the setup and deployment of a new Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution. The scope of work includes replacing the existing Trend Micro infrastructure and rolling out CrowdStrike across all server environments to enhance threat detection and response capabilities.

Job Title: Security Consultant

Job Type: 3 month Contract

Location: Remote

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with delivery teams and the client to develop SOC playbooks supporting both SIEM and SOC operations.
• Design and implement SOAR workflows to automate incident response processes.
• Configure correlation searches and alerting mechanisms, optimising rules to minimise false positives.
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for SIEM deployment, supporting data ingestion from sources such as AWS and Qualys.
• Assist in the integration of SIEM alerts with Jira, enabling streamlined alert tracking and incident management.
• Define and configure alert severity levels within SIEM, SOAR, and Jira to align with established Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Build and customise dashboards to support real-time reporting and incident response activities.