Enterprise Threat Detection

+6 months +

+DV cleared - current active clearance is essential

+On site in Reading

+Inside IR35

+£650 - £700 a day

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Threat Detection (ETD) Specialist to join a team working within a highly secure environment in the Reading area.

This is an opportunity for a DV-cleared cybersecurity professional with experience in enterprise threat detection, security monitoring and threat analysis to support the identification, investigation and mitigation of cyber threats across a complex enterprise environment.

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of security operations, threat detection methodologies and the tools and technologies used to identify suspicious activity, investigate potential compromises and strengthen an organisation's overall security posture.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse enterprise environments to identify potential cyber threats, vulnerabilities and suspicious activity.

• Develop, implement and maintain enterprise threat detection capabilities and security monitoring processes.

• Analyse security alerts, logs and events to identify indicators of compromise (IoCs) and potential malicious activity.

• Investigate and respond to security incidents, supporting containment, remediation and recovery activities.

• Develop and refine detection rules, use cases and threat detection techniques to improve security coverage.

• Work with Security Operations Centre (SOC) teams and wider cybersecurity stakeholders to investigate emerging threats.

• Conduct threat hunting activities to identify previously undetected malicious activity.

• Analyse threat intelligence and translate findings into actionable detection capabilities.

• Produce technical reports, incident findings and recommendations for improving security monitoring.

• Support continuous improvement of enterprise security controls, detection processes and operational resilience.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Active DV Security Clearance.

• Proven experience in Enterprise Threat Detection, cyber threat analysis or security operations.

• Strong understanding of SIEM technologies, security monitoring and event correlation.

• Experience analysing security logs, alerts and network activity.

• Knowledge of threat detection methodologies, attack techniques and indicators of compromise.

• Experience developing or tuning detection rules and security use cases.

• Understanding of incident investigation and response processes.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to communicate technical security findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working within UK Defence, Government or other highly secure environments.

• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and threat intelligence frameworks.

• Experience with enterprise security monitoring platforms and EDR technologies.

• Knowledge of network security, endpoint monitoring and cloud threat detection.

if you'd like to discuss this Enterprise Threat Detection role in more detail, please send your updated CV to chloe.manerowski@cbsbutler.com and I will get in touch.