Advania UK
Cyber Security Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £39,000 - 79,000 per year
Requirements:- Must have lived continuously in the UK for the last 5 years due to the security clearance requirement.
- Excellent teamwork, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills.
- Proactive self-starter with proven customer service skills and the ability to work independently without supervision.
- Experience designing, building, and optimizing security tools and platforms.
- Strong knowledge of security, network, and infrastructure technologies.
- Proven ability to develop automation using modern DevOps practices to enhance security operations.
- Understanding of social engineering tactics, phishing attacks, and physical security measures.
- Experience with secured cloud architectures, including Azure and AWS, and tools such as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Microsoft Sentinel.
- Relevant Microsoft accreditations such as AZ-900, MS-900, or SC-100 are preferred; additional AI or Machine Learning Operations certifications are highly desirable.
- Deliver detection and response services, vulnerability scanning, dark web monitoring, social engineering assessments, and detailed reporting.
- Maintain and enhance clients security posture by mitigating vulnerabilities and addressing malicious incidents.
- Collaborate with a multi-disciplined security team to deliver proactive and reactive security tasks.
- Act as a technical escalation point for complex security events and incidents, using structured problem-solving techniques.
- Manage the containment and remediation of potential and actual malicious incidents across our customer base.
- Build and maintain scalable security tooling and integrations using DevOps practices, including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
- Help operationalize AI-driven capabilities to improve threat detection and response.
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to resolve security incidents and ensure vulnerability compliance.
- Support customer satisfaction and continuous improvement in operational performance.
- Keep up to date with the threat landscape, including threat actors, TTPs, and vulnerabilities.
- AI
- AWS
- Azure
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- DevOps
- Support
- Machine Learning
- Microsoft 365
- Network
- Security
- Web
- Office 365
More:
We are hiring a Cyber Security Specialist to join our team in Manchester. Our budgeted salary is £70,000–£90,000 per year, depending on experience. We offer hybrid working, with office and home working balanced according to each teams needs, as well as a range of benefits. We are a technology company focused on people, helping individuals create sustainable value through innovative technology solutions. As one of Microsofts leading UK partners specializing in Azure, Security, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365, we deliver transformational IT services. We aim to provide an equitable selection experience and can make reasonable adjustments during the process. We conduct background checks for all employment offers.
last updated 39 week of 2026
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