Security Engineer (MOD / Defence)

Talent Locker; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 92,250; Full time

Job summary

A defence consultancy in Farnborough is seeking a Contract Network Engineer with substantial experience in security engineering. This role entails collaborating with technical teams to secure innovative technology solutions while managing vulnerabilities and incidents. Successful candidates need expertise in SIEM technologies, modern threat models, and a good understanding of CI/CD pipelines. Due to the nature of the project, working onsite is mandatory, and candidates must be security cleared before appointment.

Qualifications

• Experience with modern threat models (eg. MITRE ATT&CK).
• Building and maintaining SOC detections and use cases.
• Working knowledge of MOD security policies and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Security Lead and technical teams.
• Secure cutting-edge technology solutions.
• Manage vulnerability, incident support, and application of security practices.

Skills

Hands on experience working with SIEM technologies and security monitoring

Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and security controls within DevOps environments

Outstanding communication and able to effectively work collaboratively

Previous exposure working in a secure environment

Tools

Elastic Security

Nessus

Job description

Contract Network Engineer, Outside IR35, £500 per day, Farnborough

Contract position at a Defence consultancy, outside IR35 for a specialist Security Engineer work

This is working amongst a team of other technology professionals on an MOD / Defence project, from Farnborough.

PLEASE NOTE - The nature of this project will require the work to be carried out onsite and successful candidates will be required to be security cleared (SC Level) prior to appointment.

Security Engineer required to join fast-moving, innovative work within the Defence and Security sector, collaborating with the Security Lead and technical teams to secure cutting-edge technology solutions. The role is technically diverse and challenging, covering vulnerability management, SIEM and security tooling, secure system deployment, incident support, and the application of modern security practices across CI/CD and operational environments.

Experience required:

• Hands on experience working with SIEM technologies and security monitoring
• Awareness of modern threat models (eg. MITRE ATT&CK)
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and security controls within DevOps environments
• Building and maintaining SOC detections and use cases
• Working knowledge and understanding of MOD security policies and frameworks
• Outstanding communication and able to effectively work collaboratively
• Previous exposure working in a secure environment (Government, Defence or similar)
• Experience using Elastic Security, Nessus or similar

If you are a Security engineer with lots of Defence/MOD experience and looking for a new contract, please apply.