SIEM Application Engineer (Elastic Security) - Birmingham, UK

Randstad Technologies; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a SIEM Application Engineer for a 3-month contract in Birmingham/Manchester. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years in cybersecurity engineering, specializing in Elastic Stack. This hybrid role requires expertise in compliance engineering and performance optimization, offering a payrate of £450-£550 per day. Immediate interview opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience specializing in Elastic Stack.
• Proven ability to implement detection rules and security controls.
• Deep skill in tuning Elasticsearch and optimizing Logstash.

Responsibilities

• Own security outcomes and leverage Kibana for data visualization.
• Engineer high-fidelity detection rules based on MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
• Optimize Elasticsearch indices and Logstash pipelines for performance.

Skills

Elastic Stack mastery

Real-time monitoring

Performance optimization

Compliance engineering

Tools

Elasticsearch

Kibana

Logstash

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

Responsibilities

• 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

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