SIEM Application Engineer

2 weeks ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Hays Full time £48,000 - £52,000 per year

We are seeking a skilled SIEM Application Engineer with expertise in Elasticsearch to join our dynamic team. As a SIEM engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining 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.

  • 3 days on site in Birmingham (Please ensure you are local before applying)

  • £400 - £500 p/d depending on experience

  • Inside IR35

  • Collaborate with security analysts and architects to design and implement SIEM solutions using Elasticsearch.

  • Optimize SIEM rules, alerts, and dashboards for efficient threat detection.
  • Collaborate effectively with others to drive forward key security objectives
  • Presentation and documentation writing (to both technical and business audiences)
  • Query Optimization and Performance Tuning:
  • Write efficient Elasticsearch queries to retrieve relevant security events.
  • Monitor and manage the performance of the SIEM infrastructure.
  • Contribute to security engineering projects, transitions, and transformations.
  • Work closely with security operations and associated security incident response systems
  • Stay informed about emerging threats and security best practices.

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