Job
Cyber Security Engineer - SIEM
Job type:Contract
Town/City:Reading
County:Berkshire
Salary/Rate:Negotiable
Business Sector:IT
Job ref:BBBH153559
Post Date:December 04, 2025
SC Cleared SIEM/EDR Engineer Contract - Hybrid Reading (3 days onsite) - Immediate Start
We've just been awarded a high priority, long term rolling cyber programme (major global consultancy, household name end client) and we need an experienced SIEM/EDR Engineer to start, ideally before Christmas / early Jan.
Key highlights:
- Rolling contract for 12-24 months, with budget already committed
- Hybrid working, 3 days per week on site in the Reading area, 2 working from home
- Cutting edge Cyber Security environment e.g. Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic ELK stack, Tanium, Trellix, Defender, custom log ingestion, KQL, Python/PowerShell scripting
- Heavy focus on Linux, syslog architecture, custom integrations, threat hunting and detection engineering
- Active SC clearance is mandatory
What we're looking for:
- Strong background in Cyber Security Engineering
- Solid hands on experience deploying and managing SIEM + EDR platforms
- Strong syslog/Linux skills
If you're interested please send through your latest CV and current availability and I'll give you a call.

