SIEM Application Engineer

Summary: We are seeking a skilled SIEM Application Engineer with expertise in Elasticsearch to enhance our security information and event management (SIEM) system. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining SIEM solutions, focusing on threat detection and incident response. The position requires collaboration with security analysts and architects, as well as performance tuning of the SIEM infrastructure. This is a critical role within a dynamic team based in Birmingham.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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).
• 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.

Key Skills:

• Expertise in Elasticsearch and SIEM technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in optimizing SIEM rules and alerts.
• Ability to write efficient queries and perform performance tuning.
• Excellent communication skills for technical and business audiences.
• Knowledge of security best practices and emerging threats.
• Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Salary (Rate): £500.0 daily

City: Birmingham

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

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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