Security Consultant

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

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm is looking for a Security Consultant on a 3-month contract, focused on enhancing threat detection and response through the implementation of a new SIEM solution. The consultant will work remotely and collaborate with teams to develop playbooks, automate incident response, and configure alert systems. This role requires a strong background in cybersecurity tools and management processes.

Qualifications

• Expertise in SIEM deployment and operations.
• Familiarity with Jira integration for alert management.
• Experience in designing incident response workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop SOC playbooks to support SIEM operations.
• Design automated workflows for incident response.
• Configure and optimize alerting mechanisms.

Skills

Incident Response

Threat Detection

Cybersecurity

Automation

Data Ingestion

Tools

SIEM

Jira

CrowdStrike

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.