Role: Cyber Security Officer REF 129911
Contract Length: Until 30/10/2026
Location: Hackney
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £500 per day
Spinwell is recruiting for a Cyber Security Officer for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CYBER SECURITY OFFICER
- Endpoint Strategy: Lead the deployment, policy configuration, and maintenance of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform.
- SIEM Mastery: Work with our SOC partner to architect and optimize Splunk dashboards, alerts, and data models to identify sophisticated threats.
- Incident Response: Serve as a technical escalation point for high-priority security incidents, utilizing EDR and SIEM tools for rapid containment.
- Automation: Develop "SOAR" workflows (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) to reduce manual intervention and improve response times.
- Threat Hunting: Proactively search for undetected malicious activity using specialized queries.
- Training. Build up the Crowdstrike, Splunk and Security Analysis skills within the existing team.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE CYBER SECURITY OFFICER
- Experience: 5+ years in a dedicated Cyber Security Engineering or SOC Tier 3 role.
- CrowdStrike Expert: Deep hands-on experience with Falcon Prevent, Insight, and Discover. Certification (CCFA/CCFR) is a major plus.
- Splunk Power User: Proficiency in writing complex Search Processing Language (SPL) and managing Splunk Enterprise Security (ES).
- Technical Breadth: Strong understanding of network protocols, cloud security (AWS/Azure), and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- Vulnerability Assessment: 2+ years using VA tools would be a bonus
- Penetration Testing: Exposure to Penetration Testing and Web Application Testing
If you are a Cyber Security Officer, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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