SIEM / EDR Engineer - Contract - 12-24 months - Reading

  • CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
  • Reading, Oxfordshire
  • Jan 15, 2026
Contractor I.T. & Communications

Job Description

SC Cleared SIEM/EDR Engineer Contract - Hybrid Reading (3 days onsite) - Immediate Start

Hiring for an experienced SIEM/EDR Engineer. Our client will put you through the SC Clearance if you do not have this, you will just need to be eligible. Rate is paying between 380 - 430 per day insideIR35.

- Rolling contract for 12-24 months
- Hybrid working, 3 days per week on site in the Reading area, 2 working from home
- Cutting edge Cyber Security environment e.g. Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic ELK stack,
Tanium, Trellix, Defender, custom log ingestion, KQL, Python/PowerShell scripting
- Heavy focus on Linux, syslog architecture, custom integrations, threat hunting and
detection engineering

Skills and Experience:
- Strong background in Cyber Security Engineering
- Solid hands-on experience deploying and managing SIEM + EDR platforms
- Strong syslog/Linux skills

Please apply for immediate interview!

CBSbutler is operating and advertising as an Employment Agency for permanent positions and as an Employment Business for interim / contract / temporary positions. CBSbutler is an Equal Opportunities employer and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds.