Security Consultant

JR United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cybersecurity is seeking a Security Consultant for a 3-month contract to implement and optimize a new Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution. The role involves working remote while enhancing threat detection capabilities and collaborating closely with delivery teams on various projects. Candidates should have a solid background in SIEM deployment, incident response automation, and tools like CrowdStrike and Jira.

Qualifications

• Experience with SIEM and SOAR technologies.
• Ability to develop SOC playbooks and workflows.
• Familiarity with alert configuration and dashboard creation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to develop SOC playbooks for SIEM operations.
• Design SOAR workflows for incident response automation.
• Configure alert systems and optimize detection rules.

Skills

Collaboration

Incident Response Automation

SIEM Deployment

Data Ingestion

Education

Relevant Certifications in Information Security

Tools

CrowdStrike

Jira

AWS

Job description

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.

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Created on 31/05/2025 by JR United Kingdom