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 e.g. 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