Senior Security Engineer

Senior Security Engineer12 Month FTC | England | Remote £60,000 - £70,000 per annum Is this the Senior Security Engineer role for you? Crone Corkill are assisting a large, global client as they look to add a Senior Security Engineer to the team. As they’re currently going through the process of being acquired, you’ll initially join on a 12 month fixed term contract, with a view to go perm thereafter. Please note that all hires the business makes year will be initial FTCs.Working as part of a well skilled Cyber Security team, you’ll be key in a variety of upcoming projects and tasks, including the implementation and full ownership of Splunk Enterprise Security, coverage of L3 & L4 incidents in collaboration with the security team, Defender for Endpoint security, Mimecast email security and vulnerability management via Nessus, to name a few.Collaboration is key within this position, and you’ll regularly correspond with stakeholders, technical teams, non-technical teams and other businesses within the group, requiring you to make suggestions and achieve buy in from various contacts.This is a remote role with occasional travel to the office on an ad-hoc basis.What will you do as a Senior Security Engineer?

• Take over the full lifecycle of Splunk Enterprise Security management, followed by the ownership of the SIEM once implemented
• Onboard Splunk log sources, proactively support Splunk, liaise with stakeholders and improve efficiency
• Partner with the new MSSP as the business transitions – Covering SOC duties on an ad-hoc basis until the move has been completed
• Maintain Nessus vulnerability management, update systems, run scans and provide reports
• Cover email security using Mimecast Enterprise
• Real world threat modelling and incident response (mainly L3/L4 when required)
• Make suggestions and influence various areas of the business/group from a security perspective
• Automate tasks and processes to make life easier

What skills do you need as a Senior Security Engineer?

• Splunk Enterprise Security SIEM expertise (full lifecycle ideal)
• Microsoft Defender for EDR/XDR/MDR
• Nessus for vulnerability management
• Mimecast for email security
• SCCM/Intune for patch management
• L3/L4 Incident Response experience
• Threat Intelligence/modelling experience
• Automating tasks using PowerShell, Python etc

What’s in it for you? In return you’ll be joining a well established organisation at an exciting time. They’re a highly sought after business who need someone capable of covering the full lifecycle of security and take ownership of their newly implemented SIEM. You’ll also have a bonus tied to your achievements, as well as your travel paid for whenever you visit the London office to meet up with the team.