SIEM Engineering Specialist

LA International; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 92,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

LA International is seeking a Software Engineering Specialist in Birmingham to join a fast-paced team focused on SIEM ingestion and security monitoring. You will design, implement, and maintain ingestion pipelines using Elasticsearch and related tooling to enhance threat detection and incident response.

The role emphasizes configuring and tuning Logstash, Kibana, and the broader Elasticsearch stack, with attention to reliability, scalability, and security.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Software Engineering roles.
• Experience with Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana and related stack.
• Ability to design, develop and maintain SIEM ingestion pipelines.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Skills

Strong analytical and troubleshooting

Willingness to learn

Tools

Elasticsearch

Logstash

Kibana

Ansible

Kafka

ArgoCD

Scripting

Kubernetes

Gitlab pipelines

YAML

Helm

Basic networking

Job description

Software Engineering Specialist - Birmingham - Inside IR35 - Rate £500-£550 per day

We are seeking a skilled SIEM Security Engineer with expertise in SIEM and Security logging and monitoring to join our dynamic team. As a SIEM engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining the ingestion of our security information and event management (SIEM) system. Your focus will be on leveraging Elasticsearch and related technologies to enhance threat detection, incident response, and overall security posture.

Essential:

• Proven experience in Software Engineering roles
• Experience in some of the following technologies:
  • o Elasticsearch - Logstash -Kibana
  • o Ansible
  • o Kafka
  • o ArgoCD
  • o Scripting
  • o Kubernetes
  • o Gitlab pipelines
  • o YAML
  • o Helm
  • o Ansible
  • o Basic networking
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Willingness to learn new technologies
• Attention to detail

Advantageous:

• Experience in SIEM Detection Engineering.
• Experience of On Premise SIEM solutions
• Experience with log source onboarding and normalisation
• Knowledge of Linux, Windows and Network Administration
• Knowledge and experience of cloud services (public or private), OpenStack and K8S
• Devops practices

LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance.

A multiple award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over consecutive years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.