Security Engineer - DV Cleared
Security Engineer - DV Cleared
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GBP 75000 - 82000
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Job Description
Security Engineer Defence & National Security (DV Cleared)
Location: Farnborough / Hybrid Clearance: DV Cleared Salary: 82k benefits
Are you ready to apply your security expertise to projects that really matter Join a fast-growing digital consultancy delivering some of the UKs most innovative work across Defence and National Security. With long-term programmes already in place youll have the chance to work at the forefront of security monitoring and engineering for critical systems.
A Security Engineer is required to support high-impact programmes in secure environments. Working closely with the lead Security Architect youll play a key role in deploying and configuring modern security tooling across complex platforms. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on engineering improving SOC effectiveness and shaping threat detection capabilities at scale.
What youll be doing
- Deploying and configuring security tools including SIEM vulnerability scanning and endpoint monitoring
- Developing use cases alerts and dashboards to support active threat detection
- Writing and maintaining SOC playbooks and triage workflows
- Performing 2nd line security monitoring incident triage and investigation
- Supporting security assurance activities and documentation across the programme lifecycle
- Working with cross-functional teams in a high-assurance cloud-native environment
What youll bring
- Strong experience configuring and optimising SIEM tooling (e.g. Splunk Elastic)
- Proven ability to create use cases alerts and visualisations for SOC effectiveness
- Hands-on experience writing playbooks and operational processes for security events
- A current DV (Developed Vetting) clearance (this is a higher level than security clearance)
- Willingness to be on site in Farnborough 2 days per week
Bonus if you have:
- Familiarity with MOD policy (e.g. JSP 440 JSP 604) and assurance practices
- Experience with CI/CD tools Kubernetes and modern DevSecOps approaches
- Knowledge of Tenable/Nessus vulnerability management and SOC operations
- Exposure to working within a defence security or mission-critical environment
Looking for a role where your expertise has real-world impact in a secure fast-paced programme
Employment Type
Full-Time
