Software engineering specialist
Location: Birmingham Duration: 6 months + Join a Security Engineering team helping protect critical networks at scale. As an SIEM Application Engineer, you'll support the design, development, operation and optimisation of an Elastic-based SIEM platform-strengthening threat detection, security monitoring and incident response. What you'll be doing:
Configure Elasticsearch pipelines to ingest security data (including from Kafka) and improve enrichment with threat intelligence and context
Collaborate with security analysts and architects to design and implement SIEM solutions using Elasticsearch
Optimise SIEM rules, alerts and dashboards to improve detection accuracy and operational efficiency
Write and refine Elasticsearch queries for fast, relevant event retrieval; monitor and manage platform performance
Support security engineering activities across transitions and transformations
Work closely with Security Operations and related incident-response systems, staying current with emerging threats and best practice What you'll bring:
Proven experience in software engineering roles
Experience with some of: Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Ansible, Kafka, Kubernetes, GitLab pipelines, ArgoCD, scripting, YAML, Helm
Scripting and strong analytical/troubleshooting skills with a keen attention to detail
Solid networking basics and a willingness to learn new technologies quickly
Ability to take ownership of outcomes and deliver reliably for customers Additional information:
Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field If you're energised by solving real security challenges and improving how teams detect and respond, we'd love to hear from you-apply now to join our reputed client in Birmingham. If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.  | 
