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# Senior Data and Security Engineer

- **Company:** Searchability
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £75,000 - £85,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Cloud Computing Security, Information Engineering, Data Normalization, Identity and Access Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Security Log, Security Information and Event Management, Data Streaming, Data Processing, Data Ingestion, Name Server Daemon, SC Clearance, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Splunk
- **Published:** November 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5960305868

## About the Role

* Strong hands-on AWS cloud security engineering experience
 * Experience with Splunk, including SPL queries and detection rules
 * Knowledge of log ingestion, streaming data pipelines and data normalisation
 * Experience with Cribl, Kinesis, S3 and SQS
 * Understanding of security controls, encryption and identity management
 * Experience working within UK Government or public sector environments
 * Strong communication skills and ability to work with technical stakeholders, KEY SKILLS: Security Engineering, Data Engineering, AWS, Splunk, Cribl, SIEM, Detection Engineering, Kinesis, S3, SQS, Cloud Security, SC Clearance, NSD

## Description

You will combine hands-on security engineering with data engineering, supporting the development and optimisation of security monitoring capabilities across complex cloud environments.

Your responsibilities will include:

 * Developing and optimising security log ingestion pipelines using Cribl and AWS technologies
 * Managing security telemetry from AWS services including CloudTrail, GuardDuty, S3 and Kinesis
 * Supporting Splunk SIEM development, detection engineering and alert optimisation
 * Improving data processing, normalisation and storage to enhance detection capabilities
 * Troubleshooting ingestion issues, improving performance and reducing unnecessary data volumes
 * Collaborating with security analysts and government stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable solutions