SIEM Application Engineer

SIEM Application Engineer

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£550 Per day
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Birmingham
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Cloud Computing Cloud Technology DevOps Elasticsearch Kibana MITRE ATT&CK Framework Security Engineering Security Information And Event Management (SIEM)

Summary: The SIEM Application Engineer role focuses on enhancing security operations through detection analysis and rule refinement within the Elastic Security platform. The position is not centered on platform engineering or DevOps but rather on optimizing detections and reporting. The role is based in Birmingham, Manchester, or Ipswich and is hybrid in nature. It is a contract position lasting 3 months with a potential for extension.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyse alerts generated by Elastic Security and validate detection accuracy.
  • Tune and optimise existing Elastic SIEM detection rules to improve fidelity and reduce false positives.
  • Map detections to the MITRE ATT&CK framework and identify coverage gaps.
  • Produce clear detection reports, tuning documentation, and analysis summaries.
  • Collaborate with SOC analysts, incident responders, and security engineering teams.

Key Skills:

  • Hands-on experience with Elastic Security / Elastic SIEM, Kibana, and Elasticsearch queries (EQL/KQL).
  • Strong understanding of detection logic, alert tuning, and threat behaviours.
  • Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK.
  • Strong written communication skills for reporting and documentation.

Salary (Rate): £550 daily

City: Birmingham

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role: SIEM Application Engineer

Location: Birmingham or Manchester or Ipswich (Hybrid)

Duration: 3 Months with possible extension

Day rate: £450 - £550 via Umbrella

Overview

We are looking for an SIEM Application Engineer to support our security operations by reviewing and optimising detections within our production Elastic Security platform. This role focuses solely on detection analysis, rule refinement, and reporting, rather than SIEM platform engineering or DevOps.

Key Responsibilities

  • Analyse alerts generated by Elastic Security and validate detection accuracy.
  • Tune and optimise existing Elastic SIEM detection rules to improve fidelity and reduce false positives.
  • Map detections to the MITRE ATT&CK framework and identify coverage gaps.
  • Produce clear detection reports, tuning documentation, and analysis summaries.
  • Collaborate with SOC analysts, incident responders, and security engineering teams.

Required Skills

  • Hands-on experience with Elastic Security / Elastic SIEM, Kibana, and Elasticsearch queries (EQL/KQL).
  • Strong understanding of detection logic, alert tuning, and threat behaviours.
  • Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK.
  • Strong written communication skills for reporting and documentation.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in SOC, detection engineering, or threat hunting.
  • Exposure to common log types (endpoint, network, cloud).
  • Security certifications (Elastic, Security+, CySA+, etc.).
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