Software engineering specialist
Location: Birmingham
Duration: 6 months +
Join a Security Engineering team helping protect critical networks at scale. As an SIEM Application Engineer, you'll support the design, development, operation and optimisation of an Elastic-based SIEM platform-strengthening threat detection, security monitoring and incident response.
What you'll be doing:
- Configure Elasticsearch pipelines to ingest security data (including from Kafka) and improve enrichment with threat intelligence and context
- Collaborate with security analysts and architects to design and implement SIEM solutions using Elasticsearch
- Optimise SIEM rules, alerts and dashboards to improve detection accuracy and operational efficiency
- Write and refine Elasticsearch queries for fast, relevant event retrieval; monitor and manage platform performance
- Support security engineering activities across transitions and transformations
- Work closely with Security Operations and related incident-response systems, staying current with emerging threats and best practice
What you'll bring:
- Proven experience in software engineering roles
- Experience with some of: Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Ansible, Kafka, Kubernetes, GitLab pipelines, ArgoCD, Scripting, YAML, Helm
- Scripting and strong analytical/troubleshooting skills with a keen attention to detail
- Solid networking basics and a willingness to learn new technologies quickly
- Ability to take ownership of outcomes and deliver reliably for customers
Additional information:
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
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