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# Security Engineer

- **Company:** Intec Select Limited
- **Location:** Maidstone, UK
- **Salary:** £43,977.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Software Debugging, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Security Information and Event Management, Syslog, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), QRadar, Api Design, Splunk
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5935366477

## About the Role

* Strong hands-on security engineering experience across varied projects
 * Strong Linux skills and solid programming experience, including Python and code debugging
 * Security operations knowledge
 * Some SIEM experience, such as QRadar, Splunk or similar; QRadar is not essential, but QRadar migration experience is relevant
 * Experience with Fluent Bit or similar log forwarders
 * Understanding of log transport, including syslog, TCP, UDP and API-based collection
 * Comfortable working with third parties and the wider team
 * Nice to have: architecture or design experience, and Splunk exposure

## Description

* Migrate log feeds to Splunk using intermediary shipping software, validating parsing, completeness and volumes before and after cutover
 * Write and debug Python and shell tooling for log collection, forwarding and validation
 * Onboard and tune log sources, including firewalls, EDR, cloud, authentication and proxies
 * Support detection rule and use case work alongside a third party
 * Work with SOC, IR and threat detection teams on log reliability and detection quality
 * Document log flows and operational procedures

Technologies:

 * API
 * Cloud
 * Support
 * Linux
 * Python
 * Security
 * Splunk, Were recruiting a hands-on Security Engineer to join a security team in London on an initial six-month contract. The immediate priority is migrating logs from Fluent Bit/QRadar to a Splunk service, with both SIEMs running in parallel through cutover. The role also supports wider security engineering projects and work with a third party on detection rules. This is a broad engineering role, not a SIEM specialist or administrator position. The contract pays £600-£650 per day, Inside IR35, and is hybrid with three days per week onsite.