SIEM Application Engineer (Elastic Security) - Manchester, UK

Randstad Technologies; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A technology recruitment agency is looking for a SIEM Application Engineer to join for a 3-month contract. This hybrid position, based in Birmingham or Manchester, requires 5+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience, particularly with the Elastic Stack. The candidate will be responsible for delivering security outcomes, optimizing metrics, and ensuring compliance with security standards. Competitive daily pay rate ranges from £450 to £550.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering.
• Specialization in the Elastic Stack (ELK) and Elastic Security.
• Proficiency in engineering high-fidelity detection rules.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and optimize the Elastic Stack.
• Implement security controls for regulatory compliance.
• Fine-tune Elasticsearch and optimize Logstash pipelines.
• Monitor outcomes using Kibana.

Skills

Elastic Stack (ELK)

Cybersecurity engineering

Detection rules based on MITRE ATT&CK

Elasticsearch performance tuning

Logstash optimization

Kibana 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

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.