Security Engineer - L3/SIEM - Farnborough - Contract - Up to £600 PD (Outside IR35)

• Document security configurations and maintain security standards.
• Proactively manage technical vulnerabilities across systems and platforms.
• Deploy and configure security tooling, including vulnerability scanners and SIEM solutions.
• Develop alerts and dashboards within SIEM environments.
• Apply secure lockdowns to information systems.
• Support 2nd-line Security Analysts in triaging critical security incidents.

• Hands-on experience configuring SIEM tooling.
• Understanding of threat frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tooling and securing software pipelines.
• Strong written communication skills for reports and documentation.
• Experience supporting government or defence-sector systems (desirable).
• Experience developing SOC use cases and playbooks (desirable).
• Experience configuring CI/CD tools and Kubernetes (desirable).
• Knowledge of MOD policies such as JSP 440 (desirable).
• Experience with Elastic Security SIEM, Nessus/Tenable (desirable).
• Understanding of MOD assurance processes (desirable).

Fuel Recruitment is supporting a leading organisation within the Defence & Security sector that is seeking a Security Engineer to join its growing technical team. This role involves securing complex systems, working closely with Security Leads, and supporting engineering teams across fast-paced and innovative projects. It's a technically diverse position offering the opportunity to work in a highly dynamic and security-focused environment.