Senior Cyber Security Engineer

£500 per day - 6 month contract

About the job

We're currently looking for a Senior Cyber Security Engineer (Contract) to join a forward-thinking local authority cyber team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping and optimising a newly outsourced SOC partnership with NCC Group, leveraging Splunk and CrowdStrike to strengthen security operations.

Contract: 6 months

Start: ASAP

Location: Local Authority (LBH)

What you'll be doing:

• Leading CrowdStrike Falcon deployment, configuration, and optimisation
• Enhancing Splunk SIEM dashboards, alerts, and threat detection capabilities
• Acting as a senior escalation point for incident response
• Driving SOAR automation to improve response times
• Conducting proactive threat hunting
• Upskilling internal teams across CrowdStrike, Splunk, and security analysis

What we're looking for:

• 5+ years in Cyber Security Engineering or SOC (Tier 3 level)
• Strong hands-on experience with CrowdStrike (Falcon)
• Advanced Splunk (SPL + Enterprise Security) expertise
• Solid understanding of networks, cloud (AWS/Azure), and MITRE ATT&CK
• Bonus: Vulnerability Assessment and Pen Testing experience
• MUST HAVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE

Certifications (desirable):

• Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Engineer (highly preferred)
• CrowdStrike certifications (CCFA, CCFR, CCSE)
• CISSP, GCIH, or similar

If you're a senior engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of SOC optimisation, threat detection, and automation, this role offers real impact from day one.