Cyber Security Engineer

Due to the nature of the role, candidates will need to hold either a current DV Clearance, or an SC Clearance and be willing to attain DV Clearance.

This role will be full time onsite in Stevenage.

The successful applicant will lead on the technical aspects of ensuring cyber security appliance efficiency of tasks to support alert tuning, network visibility and log ingesting to relevant toolsets. They will advise on implementation of new tools and lead the updating and expansion of existing capabilities. Reporting to the Cyber Security Capability Manager, the Cyber Security Engineer will provide support by ensuring availability, readiness and resilience of cyber security tool sets within in scope environments.

Responsibilities:
We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to support the Cyber Security Capability Manager in ensuring we meet the challenges and demands of countering the Cyber Threat. To work with other UK Cyber Security members, the role will cover back-end refresh, playbook scripting and fault finding, Cyber Security tool upgrades, capability implementation, tool integration, data source on-boarding and investigation activity utilising a wide variety of security platforms including but not limited to SIEM (Security Information Event Management), Network Packet Capture platform, Anti Malicious Code, Threat Detection technologies and platforms across the in-scope UK networks.

The SOC Threat Detection Analyst key responsibilities are:

• Accountable for the effective mapping and topology of SOC toolsets including integrations and feeds between solutions
• Enriching the visibility and optimisation of SOC tools through data modelling and tuning
• Maintain the primary SOC toolsets, ensuring their availability, functionality and optimisation
• Responsible for the daily muster and availability of all cyber security technologies within in-scope environments
• Responsible for the accurate tracking of product lifecycle and advising management of EOL/EOS roadmaps
• Support the Cyber Security Capability Manager in the coordination, planning and execution of SOC appliance upgrades
• To support all cyber security pillars with new capability implementation and integration to existing solutions
• Implement cyber security tool changes and configuration ensuring efficient reporting into CAB and control boards
• To lead on playbook scripting activities ensuring they are well documented and tested. This includes fault finding and review of false positives
• To be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on SOC connectivity and visibility across all in scope networks and infrastructure, ensuring connections and integrations are understood and documented with the Cyber Security Capability Manager
• To lead all activity of back-end refresh on cyber security appliances – including certificate updates, patch releases and software updates
• Responsible for attending CAB and collating all impacting activities on cyber security alerting
• Responsible for attending Incident and Issue red teams in support of root cause analysis – advising on cyber security changes which may impact other services
• Collaborate closely with back office to maintain availability and efficiency of cyber security tools and recover any service outages or disruption
• Support the SOC in investigation activity utilising a wide variety of security platforms, creating custom searches, advanced queries or scripts in order to find the root cause or IOC of an alert

Skillset/experience required:
• Strong coding and scripting background – PowerShell, Python & Regex
• Proven ability to work with APIs, including HTTP/S headers and responses, JSON Objects.
• Proven experience with Proxies administration and changes.
• Windows (SMB) and *Nix (NFS) remote storage.
• IIS (Windows Web Server) Configuration, Active Directory/ LDAP (authentication).
• Experience with applying certificates, software updates and the steps involved for end-of-life refresh activity.
• Experience with VMware/ Hyper-V Virtual machines and virtual switches.
• Experience in setting up, implementing and maintenance of cyber security tooling.
• Experience with the creation, testing and maintenance of AI or machine learning technologies to assist with the optimisation of work flows or play books.
• Experience with SIEM (Security Information Event Management) technologies

What’s in it for you?

• This is a great time to join the UK Cyber Security Department in a period of evolution and expansion.
• There are new capabilities being implemented and tested to ensure a robust Cyber Defence capability exists to counter the threats. This will require hands-on with the technologies to assist the analysts get the best from the toolset.
• The Cyber Security Engineer will be involved in all SOC projects existing and new from concept through analysis to installation giving you a 360-degree oversight of a capability and immersing yourself within a technical project.
• There will be opportunity to support the Senior analysts in their research and development of cyber technologies to ensure the best fit for our environments.