Job Description:

Your new company
Join an established and high-performing Security Operations Centre, working alongside a team of experienced Cyber Engineers and Cyber Analysts. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing protection, optimisation and development of an organisation's cyber defence capabilities.
Existing DV Clearance Required
Hybrid working - on site near Milton Keynes

Your new role
As a SOC Engineer within the SOC, you will play a key role in supporting, enhancing and maintaining the organisation's protective monitoring tools and cyber security controls. Your responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring and reporting on the performance of SOC protective controls and tooling, investigating issues and escalating to internal teams or technology vendors where required.
• Supporting Security Analysts with security incident investigations as needed.
• Interpreting system logs and reports to improve logging quality, alerting, and utilisation of cyber tools.
• Creating and maintaining installation guides, administration processes, change documentation, and cyber detection rules in collaboration with Cyber Engineers and Analysts.
• Providing engineering support to new business areas to ensure successful integration of new systems into the SOC tooling, including configuration of monitoring, alerting and prevention rules.
• Ensuring the integrity, accuracy and security of all data used and stored within the toolset.

What you'll need to succeed
We are looking for individuals with strong analytical and technical capability, alongside a passion for cyber security. You will ideally bring:

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manipulate, interrogate and interpret large datasets.
• Experience working with SIEM and IPS tools (preferred).
• Good understanding of Cyber Security Operations and cyber threat landscapes.
• Advanced IT skills and experience working within an IT support or engineering environment.
• Ability to produce clear and concise technical documentation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative approach to team working.

What you'll get in return
As a contractor, you'll have the opportunity to play a key role in a mature and evolving Security Operations Centre, contributing directly to the strengthening of core cyber defence capabilities. You will benefit from:

• The chance to work on high‑impact security engineering initiatives across a complex organisation
• Exposure to modern SOC tooling and enterprise‑level cyber environments
• A supportive and collaborative team culture where your expertise will be valued
• A competitive day rate, via Umbrella
• The ability to add a significant SOC engineering project to your contracting portfolio

What you need to do now
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