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Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Job Posted: 20 hours ago

Salary: £ 500 - 500 / Day
Job Type: Contract Temporary
Location: East London, London

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Senior Cyber Security Engineer (Contract)
 Location: East London (Local Council)
 Rate: £500 per day (Umbrella)
 Duration: 6 months
 Working Pattern: Hybrid - 1-3 days per week onsite (depending on project needs)

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Cyber Security Engineer to support a Local Council in East London. This role is critical in maximising the value of a newly established outsourced Security Operations Centre (SOC) partnership, ensuring effective integration, optimisation, and knowledge transfer across the internal team.

Following a recent team departure, this position will provide senior-level technical leadership to enhance security operations, strengthen internal capability, and drive forward cyber resilience.

Key Responsibilities

Lead deployment, configuration, and optimisation of endpoint protection using CrowdStrike Falcon
Collaborate with SOC partner to design and enhance Splunk dashboards, alerts, and data models
Act as escalation point for high-severity incidents, driving rapid detection and response
Develop SOAR workflows to automate and streamline security operations
Conduct proactive threat hunting to identify hidden risks
Upskill internal teams in CrowdStrike, Splunk, and security analysis best practices

Required Experience

5+ years in Cyber Security Engineering or SOC (Tier 3) roles
Strong hands-on expertise with CrowdStrike (Falcon Prevent, Insight, Discover)
Advanced Splunk skills, including SPL and Enterprise Security (ES)
Solid understanding of networking, cloud security (AWS/Azure), and MITRE ATT&CK
Experience in vulnerability assessment (desirable)
Exposure to penetration testing and web application security (desirable)

Qualifications

Cyber security certifications (e.g. Security+, CySA+, CISSP, GCIH, CCSP)
CrowdStrike certifications (e.g. CCFA, CCFR, CCSE) - preferred
Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Engineer - requiredEden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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