Role: Senior Security Engineer | Salary/Rate: £550-650 per day inside IR35 | Location: Hybrid London or Fully Remote | Contract Duration: until Dec' 2025

We are currently looking for a Senior Security Engineer for our government client. This role is hybrid, based between working on site in London and remotely, with flexibility on the number of days in the office. Candidates able to commit to 1-2 days per week in the central London office will be preferred.

The contract for the Senior Security Engineer position is until the beginning of December 2025 with potential to extend, operating inside IR35.

Security Clearance: Security Check (SC Clearance)

This role is inside IR35 and will be based on an Umbrella solution.

Essential skills/experience

• 2+ years in security platform management (SIEM, SOAR).
• Expertise in enterprise-level monitoring and supporting large user bases (10,000+ users).
• Experience in creating/managing security playbooks and knowledge of public sector standards.
• Experience in Xsiam correlation/playbooks.
• Excellent communication skills, able to articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Proven experience with Cortex XDR, Cortex Data Lake, and Cortex XSOAR.
• Solid understanding of cloud security, network/system security fundamentals, and scripting for automation.

Desirable

• Familiarity with compliance and security standards (GDPR, HIPAA, NIST).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code

Role/responsibilities

• Join the Monitoring and Integration Platform (MIP) team within Technology Services.
• Be responsible for all infrastructure, end user computing, onsite support and delivery of technology projects (95,000 devices and infrastructure across 900+ sites).
• Deliver against the initial phase of the security monitoring project - onboarding critical services proactively monitored by the in-house SOC (Security Operations Centre).

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As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where there are many ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, they will interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify, please notify us on igs at circlerecruitment dot com. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your guaranteed interview.

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