SIEM Application Engineer (Elastic Security)

Randstad Technologies Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a SIEM Application Engineer for a 3-month contract in the Birmingham/Manchester area. This hybrid role requires expertise in Elastic Stack and cybersecurity engineering, including high-fidelity detection rule engineering and performance optimization. Candidates should possess at least 5 years of experience tailoring solutions and ensuring compliance with security frameworks. Immediate interviews are scheduled, so interested applicants should submit their CVs promptly.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity engineering focusing on Elastic Stack.
• Experience with the MITRE ATT&CK Framework for compliance.
• Deep skills in Elasticsearch tuning and Logstash optimization.

Responsibilities

• Engineer detection rules and implement security controls.
• Optimize Elastic Stack for performance and throughput.
• Own security outcomes and monitor system health.

Skills

Elastic Stack mastery

High-fidelity detection rules engineering

Performance optimization

Kibana for data visualization

Job description

Role: SIEM Application Engineer
Type: Contract (3 Months)
Location: Birmingham/Manchester, UK (Hybrid 3 days a week)
Payrate: 450 - 550 per day INSIDE IR35 Umbrella

• Elastic Stack Mastery: 5+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience, specializing in the end-to-end delivery, optimization, and operation of the Elastic Stack (ELK), with a focus on Elastic Security.
• Detection & Compliance Expert: Proven ability to engineer high-fidelity detection rules based on the MITRE ATT&CK Framework, alongside implementing essential security controls like RBAC, encryption, and data governance to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Performance & Tuning Specialist: Deep technical skill in fine-tuning Elasticsearch indices and mappings and optimizing Logstash pipelines for maximum performance, throughput, and efficient resource utilization.
• Outcome Ownership: Results-driven professional focused on owning security outcomes, leveraging Kibana for critical data visualization, real-time monitoring, and system health tracking.

This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it praveen. Com

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.