Cyber Security Engineer -(SPLUNK)

Job Title: Cyber Security Engineer - (SPLUNK )

Location: Preston or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to 50,000 dependant on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• Configuring and managing RedHat Linux Servers
• Troubleshooting Linux systems to identify and resolve technical issues
• Detecting and diagnosing network issues within a large network environment
• Managing and supporting SIEM & SOAR technologies
• Working on large-scale projects to on-board new and existing networks into Cyber Toolsets
• Collaborating with technical engineering colleagues to provide efficient cyber services
• Managing systems for data collection, indexing, and analysis
• Optimising searches, reports, and dashboards for insights50
• On-Boarding data sources into platforms, efficiently
• Automating tasks using scripts

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proficiency in Linux - configuring, managing, troubleshooting
• Understanding of critical elements within a Windows domain infrastructure
• Knowledge of network architectures and protocols
• Ability to diagnose and escalate network issues effectively
• Familiarity with SIEM Technologies
• Demonstrated expertise in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues

Desirable:

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and Bash
• Experience with Git version control system
• Understanding of API concepts
• Ability to work within change control processes

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Cyber Engineering team:

You will be joining an expansion to an existing cyber engineering team, supporting additional requirements that sits within Enterprise IT, providing enterprise IT services across the UK businesses and internationally. You will participate in the creation of security solutions to provide enterprise security services, and maintain, develop, and communicate their associated roadmaps and standards through the full lifecycle of the service. This could also offer a natural progression route and the opportunity to develop further.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 15th November 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.