£50K/yr to £55K/yr
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Permanent, Variable

Cyber Security Engineer

Posted by Nigel Wright Group.

The Opportunity

Nigel Wright is delighted to be supporting this national business as they seek to expand their IT security team by recruiting a technical proficient Cyber Security Engineer.

Applications are sought from Cyber Security specialists as well as experienced Infrastructure professionals with security operations experience, looking to specialise in this field.

The Role

In this broad role, the Cyber Security Engineer will be responsible for managing the company's existing tooling stack, updating rules and policies for security around their diverse enterprise scale infrastructure. You will also ensure security aspects of any infrastructure or networking projects are correctly addressed, as well as design, implement, and maintain security measures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and services. You will identify vulnerabilities, monitor for security breaches, and respond to incidents escalated from their SOC provider.

The role will encompass:

  • Security Implementation and Management (SIEM)
  • Threat Detection and Response
  • Network and System Security
  • Compliance and Audit Support
  • Cloud and Application Security

In this fast paced business, you will rapidly gain invaluable experience across a range of security tech.

The Person

With demonstrable experience of Cyber Security Operations and Engineering, you will underpin strong knowledge of the Microsoft technology stack, cloud, on-premises and EUC a with experience of web filtering, email security, SIEM, EDR/XDR.

With experience of managing investigations in SOC (L2 or above), you will have the ability to communicate with impact and engage effectively with senior stakeholders both inside and outside of the organisation.

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