Security Consultant

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

Job summary

A leading security solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Security Consultant for a 3-month contract position. The role encompasses enhancing threat detection through the deployment and configuration of a new SIEM solution, with responsibilities including designing SOC playbooks and automating incident responses. Ideal candidates will have expertise in tools like CrowdStrike and Jira, working closely with delivery teams to streamline security operations.

Qualifications

• Experience with SIEM deployment and operations.
• Strong collaboration skills with delivery teams and clients.
• Proven ability to design and implement automated workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop SOC playbooks for SIEM and SOC operations.
• Automate incident response processes using SOAR workflows.
• Configure alert mechanisms to optimize false positives.

Skills

Incident Response

Security Operations Center (SOC)

Data Ingestion

Automation

Tools

CrowdStrike

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.