SOC Engineer - Corsham, UK


*Day rate up to £720, inside IR35
*Active DV clearance required
*Full time on-site role
*2-year contract


ABOUT THE CLIENT
Our client is a well-established organisation operating within a highly secure and complex technology environment. They are continuing to invest heavily in their cybersecurity capability to protect critical systems and data.


Due to new programme demand, they are looking for an experienced SOC Engineer to join their team on a contract basis for the next two years.


THE BENEFITS
*Opportunity to work with modern security tooling
*Exposure to enterprise scale environments
*Long term contract


THE SOC ENGINEER ROLE:
As SOC Engineer, you will play a key role in monitoring, detecting, and responding to security incidents across the organisation. You will work across SIEM operations, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and log ingestion, ensuring threats are identified and handled effectively.


You will also contribute to improving detection capability, supporting security tooling, and maintaining strong documentation and governance processes.


SOC ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
*Strong experience with SIEM platforms, ideally Elastic
*Experience with vulnerability management tools, ideally Tanium
*Endpoint security experience, such as Trend Micro or Trellix
*Knowledge of email security gateways, ideally Clearswift
*Strong understanding of Active Directory administration
*Experience across Windows and Linux security
*Familiarity with ITSM tools such as Remedy or Jira
*Strong incident response and analytical skills


TO BE CONSIDERED:
Please either apply through this advert or reach out directly to discuss further. By applying for this role, you give consent for your application to be processed and submitted to the client in line with this vacancy.


KEY SKILLS
SOC Engineer, SIEM, Elastic, Tanium, EDR, Trend Micro, Trellix, Clearswift, Active Directory, Windows, Linux, Incident Response, ITSM, NSD