£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.