Lead SOC Content Engineer

We have a large SOC team that can boast some very high profile clients within the Defence sector. Due to expansion, we have this new role for a Senior SOC SIEM Content Engineer with broad experience of Cyber. If you possess robust technical abilities and are eager to apply your expertise to the fullest extent, this opportunity is ideal for you.

You will be responsible for creating, implementing, and maintaining security content such as rules, dashboards, and reports for our Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems. This role requires a strong understanding of security procedures and experience working with SIEM platforms and within an MSSP environments where you may be working across multiple operational customers and projects.

Hybrid Variable: Working in Hemel Hempstead OR Farnborough 1 to 2 days per week.

You do need to be DV Cleared OR eligible for DV Clearance.

What you'll be doing:

• Develop, deploy, and uphold security content (including rules, dashboards, and reports) for our SIEM system.
• Continuously monitor and analyse SIEM data to identify and respond to potential security threats.
• Collaborate with SOC Analysts, Architects, Project Managers & Engineers to improve the precision and efficiency of the SIEM materials.
• Stay up-to-date on the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques and incorporate that knowledge into the SIEM content.
• Work with the security team to establish and maintain security standards and procedures.

What you’ll bring:

• Proficient in using SIEM technologies such as Splunk, Sentinel, and QRadar.
• Thorough grasp of security standard methodologies and protocols, for instance ISO 27001/27002, PCI DSS.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, ISO, and CIS.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, and regex.

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Location: 1 or 2 days per week in Hemel Hempstead OR Farnborough

Employment Type: Permanent

Security Clearance Level: Eligible for DV Clearance

Internal Recruiter: Lee

Salary: To £75K+

Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client’s goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.