Security Engineer (SC Cleared) - Contract

📍 Location: United Kingdom 100% Remote
📆 Duration: 6 Months
🔑 Clearance: Active SC Clearance is required

Are you a hands-on Security Engineer with deep expertise in SIEM, Azure Sentinel, and incident response? Join a dynamic cyber security team to support a critical national infrastructure (CNI) project involving the deployment of Windows Hello for a major UK utility company.

🔧 What You'll Be Doing:

Supporting and tuning Microsoft Sentinel and other SIEM platforms (KQL scripting)

Managing escalated incidents from L1 analysts and leading full incident response lifecycle (MIM)

Conducting in-depth data analysis, threat hunting, and forensic investigations

Maintaining and enhancing SOC documentation, SOPs, and playbooks

Collaborating with cross-functional teams and contributing to security strategy

Ensuring security policies align with standards like NIST, ISO 27001, MITRE ATT&CK

✅ We're Looking for Someone With:

Expert-level SIEM experience (Azure Sentinel highly preferred)

Strong knowledge of Kusto Query Language (KQL)

Demonstrated experience in cybersecurity incident response & breach handling

Familiarity with threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and cloud security tools

Proactive mindset with ability to work independently in high-pressure environments

Active SC ClearanceReady to make an impact? Apply today to be considered for this exclusive opportunity in one of the UK's most critical digital transformation projects. Please share your cv to sai saranya .gummadi @ randstad digital .com

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