Senior SIEM engineer / Technical SME

Guildford
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Position: Senior SIEM engineer / Technical SME

Location: Guildford, UK (Remote with rare visit to office)

6 months contract position

Role description:

* Technical SME in Cybersecurity space

Key responsibilities:

KQL: Expert Level

* Able to develop and maintain high‑fidelity detection rules using Kusto Query Language

* Able to utilize KQL for detection engineering, analytics, and threat‑hunting.

Microsoft Sentinel:

* Act as the technical SME

* Hands‑on experience including analytics rules, connectors, and workbooks.

* Ensure platform reliability and data quality.

* Coordinate the end‑to‑end onboarding of log sources into Sentinel.

Key skills/knowledge/experience:

* Expert in KQL

* Technical SME for Sentinel set up

* Strong understanding of cloud and on premises logging (Windows, Linux, application, DB, identity).

* Experience onboarding data using AMA, DCRs, syslog/CEF, and Event Hub integrations.

* Comfortable using AI assisted tooling (e.g., Copilot for Security) to enhance productivity

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