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Senior Cyber Security Engineer

RG Setsquare
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United Kingdom
£500 - £500 GBP daily

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 - required

Eden 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.