Senior Security Engineer - Central Government

Spinwell Global; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Security Engineer for a hybrid role based in London. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience in security platforms management, expertise in enterprise-level monitoring, and strong communication skills. The position involves working within the MIP team to deliver a security monitoring project, onboarding critical client services and Court services. The firm values diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in security platforms management (SIEM, SOAR).
• Expertise in monitoring large user bases (10,000+ users).
• Experience creating/managing security playbooks.

Responsibilities

• Join the MIP team within Technology Services.
• Deliver initial phase of security monitoring project.
• Onboard 67 client critical services and 72+ Court services.

Skills

Security platforms management

Enterprise-level monitoring

Security playbooks

Xsiam

Excellent communication

Cortex XDR

Cloud security fundamentals

Job description

Overview

Role: Senior Security Engineer REF 94182

Contract Length: Until 02/12/25

Location: Hybrid/London – On site negotiable as short term

IR35: Inside

Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate

Security Clearance: SC requested

Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Security Engineer for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The person will be joining the MIP team (Monitoring and Integration Platform) within Technology Services, which is part of Justice Digital.

The Technology Services team is responsible for all infrastructure, end user computing, onsite support and delivery of technology projects. It has responsibility for 95,000 devices and infrastructure across 900+ sites.

The requirement is to deliver against the initial phase of the security monitoring project-onboarding 67 client critical services and 72+ Court services proactively monitored by our in-house SOC (Security Operations Centre).

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• 2+ years in security platforms management (SIEM, SOAR).
• Expertise in enterprise-level monitoring and supporting large user bases (10,000+ users).
• Experience in creating/managing security playbooks and knowledge of public sector standards.
• Experience in Xsiam correlation/ playbooks.
• Excellent communication skills, able to articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Proven experience with Cortex XDR, Cortex Data Lake, and Cortex XSOAR.
• Solid understanding of cloud security, network/system security fundamentals, and scripting for automation.

If you are a Senior Security Engineer, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

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