Cyber Engineer - DV Cleared
17 days ago
Newport
Job Advert: Contract Cyber Engineer (DV Cleared) Newport | 6-month contract + likely extension Fully onsite | Up to £90 per hour (Umbrella) DV Clearance required/British Nationals only We're recruiting for an experienced Contract Cyber Engineer to join a major defence cyber security function. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on technical problem solving, acting as a senior point of escalation, and supporting a high-performance Security Operations Centre (SOC). You'll work within a specialist cyber defence organisation, supporting the smooth running of security tools, leading operational engineering activity, and ensuring that new security projects transition successfully into the live environment. The Role As a Contract Cyber Engineer, you will: * Act as the senior escalation point for SOC engineering issues * Support SOC Analysts and Engineers with toolset faults, troubleshooting and ongoing operational work * Oversee toolset availability, performance, and capacity * Support change and release management, including planned upgrades and deployments * Ensure new systems introduced by the design team can be supported operationally * Maintain a strong awareness of emerging cyber technologies, tools and best practice * Work with the wider Airbus Cyber Defence Centre on tooling and security product improvements * Provide technical input into documentation, processes, and service support activities This is a key position in a busy SOC environment, fully onsite, requiring strong communication skills and the ability to work across engineering, operations, and cyber security functions. What You'll Need (Essential) * Strong working knowledge of core SOC tooling eg SIEM/Splunk, IDPS, Email/Web security, Firewalls * Hands-on experience with Cisco ASR, Palo Alto or Fortinet Firewalls * Excellent understanding of network technologies (LAN/WAN, routing, switching) * Experience with Scripting or programming (PowerShell, Python, Bash etc.) * Experience with Windows Server and RedHat (RHEL) administration, including CIS hardening Desirable Skills Experience with any of the following is beneficial: * vCenter/VMware ESXi/vSAN * Nessus/Tenable * SQL/MariaDB * CheckMK, Jira, Syslog management * Patch management (WSUS etc.) * AD/LDAP/PAM * Backup/restore solutions * Disaster recovery and service continuity * ISO 27001/Cyber Essentials