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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.