System Engineer – Elastic Stack & SIEM

Pauwels Consulting

Brussels, Belgium Posted November 3, 2026

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design, configure, and optimize the Elastic Security platform to collect and correlate security event data.
  • Integrate log data from a predefined list of systems and applications into the ELK stack.
  • Develop and maintain security-focused dashboards and reports using Kibana to meet organizational needs.
  • Execute platform upgrades and ensure the scalability and reliability of the SIEM infrastructure.
  • Integrate threat intelligence feeds into Elasticsearch for proactive hunting and incident detection.
  • Monitor security logs and alerts across cloud and on-premise environments to identify anomalies.
  • Document technical procedures, system diagrams, and delivery artifacts to support security operations.

Requirements

  • You have 3+ years of experience in security engineering with a focus on SIEM and the Elastic Stack ( Kibana , Logstash , Kafka ).
  • You possess 3+ years of experience managing both Linux and Windows operating systems.
  • You bring expertise in Elasticsearch , including data indexing, querying, and visualization techniques.
  • You have experience integrating security logs within cloud environments such as AWS and Azure .
  • You possess knowledge of scripting and automation using Python , API scripting, or ES/QL .
  • You have experience with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) , network security, and intrusion detection tools.
  • You bring familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and standards such as SOC2 or ISO 27001 .
  • You have experience working with cloud-native stacks including Kubernetes .
  • You're proactive, detail-oriented, and able to work effectively in incident response scenarios.
  • You are fluent in French or Dutch .
  • Nice to Haves Experience with the Elastic APM (Application Performance Monitoring) module.
  • Knowledge of Elastic Agent and various beats collectors.
  • Active knowledge of English .
Required Skills
SIEM Elasticsearch Kafka Linux Amazon Web Services Azure Python cybersecurity cloud-native Kubernetes attention to detail French Dutch English
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