Security Platform Engineer

Company: Fuel Recruitment Limited
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Location: Farnborough
Job Description:

Salary: £70,000 – 80,000 per year

Requirements

  • We are looking for someone with experience as a Security Engineer, Platform Engineer, or in a similar role.
  • We need experience deploying and managing EDR agents.
  • We need hands‑on experience with Kubernetes.
  • We need experience managing and administering Splunk.
  • We need experience deploying Nessus for vulnerability scanning and analysis.
  • We need familiarity with container security principles and tools.
  • We need familiarity with scripting and automation.
  • We need familiarity with configuring SIEM tooling.
  • Due to the nature of this role, candidates must be sole British nationals and currently hold SC clearance, and be willing to go through DV clearance.

Responsibilities

  • We will deploy and manage security tooling within a Kubernetes environment.
  • We will administer and maintain Splunk for log aggregation, monitoring, alerting, and threat detection.
  • We will operate and manage Nessus for vulnerability scanning, reporting, and remediation tracking.
  • We will integrate security tools into CI/CD pipelines.
  • We will automate security processes using scripting or infrastructure-as-code.

Technologies

  • CI/CD
  • Support
  • Kubernetes
  • Security
  • Splunk

About

Our client operates in the Defence industry and is hiring a Security Platform Engineer to support security tooling in a Kubernetes environment. This role focuses on managing security platforms, improving automation, and supporting monitoring, vulnerability management, and threat detection activities.

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Posted: July 7th, 2026