Senior Security Engineer - Cloud & SIEM Lead (6-Month)

Precise Placements; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Precise Placements is seeking a Senior Security Engineer for a 6‑month fixed term contract to enhance security monitoring, SIEM integrations, and cloud security across a complex environment. The role requires strong Microsoft/Azure expertise and hands-on delivery leadership in security controls.

The successful candidate will lead technical delivery, collaborate with IT and development teams, and manage incident response and change management activities, including out-of-hours work for planned

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on security engineering across IT security, network security, systems engineering or comparable enterprise environments.
• Strong Microsoft, Azure, Microsoft 365, cloud security, network architecture and hybrid environment security knowledge.
• Proven ability to design, configure, implement and improve security technologies, controls, tooling and processes.
• Experience with SIEM technologies, security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, patch compliance, server security and endpoint security.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of technical deliverables and collaborate effectively with IT, Development and wider business teams.
• Clear communication, documentation and presentation skills, with the ability to explain technical risks and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Windows, Linux, command-line tools and scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python.

Responsibilities

• Build and deliver security controls supporting critical Change initiatives including SIEM and PKI/BYOK integrations.
• Lead design, configuration and improvement of security solutions across a complex environment.
• Collaborate with IT, Development and business teams; communicate risks and recommendations clearly.

Skills

Cyber security engineering

Azure cloud security

SIEM & monitoring

Incident response

PowerShell

Python scripting

Windows & Linux admin

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

Defender for Cloud

Purview

Job description

Precise Placements is seeking a Senior Security Engineer for a 6‑month fixed term contract to enhance security monitoring, SIEM integrations, and cloud security across a complex environment. The role requires strong Microsoft/Azure expertise and hands-on delivery leadership in security controls.

The successful candidate will lead technical delivery, collaborate with IT and development teams, and manage incident response and change management activities, including out-of-hours work for planned