SRE (Security Engineering SIEM)

Role : Security Engineering SIEM SRE

Location : Birmingham, UK- Hybrid

Type: Contract

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

* Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable infrastructure.

* Monitor system health and performance, proactively identifying issues and driving improvements.

* Collaborate with development teams to ensure new services and features are reliable and scalable.

* Automate operational and repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.

* Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and incident response mechanisms.

* Conduct incident investigations, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive actions.

* Participate in on-call rotations, providing 24/7 support for critical systems.

* Maintain clear documentation of processes, procedures, and best practices.

* Develop, tune, and manage detection rules aligned with organizational SIEM standards.

* Perform patching and upgrades to keep SIEM components up to date.

* Ensure data sources are healthy, troubleshoot logging issues, and restore data flows promptly.

Required Skills and Experience

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

* Proven experience (4+ years) as a Site Reliability Engineer or in a similar role.

* Strong expertise in Elastic-based systems, including Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.

* Hands-on experience with SIEM technologies and security applications.

* Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.

* Strong background in incident management, debugging, and root cause analysis.

* Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and Bash.

* Experience with infrastructure as code tools, including Terraform and Ansible.

* Familiarity with infrastructure and system monitoring tools.

* Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure.

* Strong communication and collaboration skills.