Lead Cyber Security Engineer

1 day ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom SPG Resourcing Full time
Job Description

**Job Title:** Lead Cyber Security Engineer

**Job Summary:** We are seeking an experienced Lead Cyber Security Engineer to join our team at SPG Resourcing. As a key member of our Cyber Security team, you will be responsible for leading the security incident response efforts and providing expert-level guidance on security operations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the completion of day-to-day security checklists, including log review, management report scheduling, and alert analysis.
  • Remain current on cyber security trends and intelligence to guide the security analysis and identification capabilities of the CSOC team.
  • Provide oversight, guidance, and mentoring to junior analysts, and fulfill SOC Manager responsibilities in the absence of the SOC Manager.
  • Manage a team of analysts, including objectives setting, performance management, training and development, and BAU activities.
  • Perform advanced event and incident analysis, including baseline establishment and trend analysis.
  • Support on-call arrangements as part of a rotation to support L1 Analysts working out of hours.
  • Support Major Incident Response activity from a Protective Monitoring perspective, including supporting teams in identification, containment, and remediation of security-related threats.
  • Provide timely advice and guidance on response action plans for events and incidents based on incident type and severity.
  • Identify, create, and implement improvements to procedures and processes with the SOC Manager's approval.
  • Identify opportunities for SOC and client SIEM platform configuration improvements, use case development, monitoring rule creation, tuning, and optimization.
  • Assist in architectural design to facilitate the onboarding of new information systems, including the assessment, parsing, onboarding of log sources, and use case and rule development.

Requirements:

  • Senior-level Cyber Security and security operations experience.
  • Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Sentinel, including Lighthouse, and experience in managing SIEM solutions.
  • Strong experience in onboarding, tuning, reporting, and configuring SIEM solutions.
  • Strong familiarity with cloud security concepts and technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • In-depth understanding of threat intelligence and its application in security engineering.
  • Excellent leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to develop and motivate a team of security professionals.
  • Deep understanding of low-level concepts, including operating systems and networking.
  • Proven experience of cybersecurity principles, threat landscapes, and attack methodologies.
  • Commercial experience in Penetration Testing and/or Security Monitoring.
  • Comprehensive understanding of networking and infrastructure design.
  • Knowledge and experience of DevOps practices and principles.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically under pressure.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.


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