Hackney Council | Contract | Inside IR35

Hackney Council is seeking an experienced Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join its security function on a contract basis. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical specialist with deep expertise in CrowdStrike and Splunk, capable of turning complex security telemetry into actionable intelligence and supporting enterprise-scale security operations.

The Role

As a Senior Cyber Security Engineer, you will act as a senior technical authority within the security team, working closely with internal stakeholders and an external SOC partner to strengthen endpoint security, detection, and response capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

* Endpoint Security Strategy: Lead the deployment, configuration, and ongoing management of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform.

* SIEM & Detection Engineering: Design, optimise, and maintain Splunk dashboards, alerts, and data models to detect advanced threats.

* Incident Response: Act as a technical escalation point for high-priority incidents, supporting containment and remediation using EDR and SIEM tools.

* SOAR & Automation: Develop and enhance security automation workflows to reduce manual effort and improve response times.

* Threat Hunting: Conduct proactive threat hunting using advanced queries and analytical techniques.

* Knowledge Transfer: Upskill internal teams across CrowdStrike, Splunk, and security analysis best practices.

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