Cyber Security Engineer

Salary: £63,000 - 103,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong technical expertise in security, network, and infrastructure technologies, including experience with secure Azure/AWS cloud environments, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Sentinel, and security tooling development.
• Proven ability to drive security automation and operational improvements using modern DevOps practices such as CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code, with experience designing, building, and optimising security platforms.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, customer service, and problem-solving skills, combined with a proactive approach and knowledge of social engineering, phishing threats, and security best practices.
• Relevant Microsoft certifications and AI/ML qualifications are advantageous.
• You will need to be able to pass security checks to be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Work within a multi-disciplinary security team delivering threat detection and response, vulnerability scanning, dark web monitoring, social engineering assessments, and security reporting.
• Act as a technical escalation point for complex security incidents.
• Lead containment and remediation activities.
• Help maintain and enhance the security posture of a diverse client base.
• Develop and maintain security tooling and integrations.
• Support the adoption of AI-driven capabilities to improve threat detection and response.
• Work closely with internal teams and customers to ensure effective incident resolution and vulnerability compliance.
• Stay up to date with emerging threats, threat actors, attack techniques, and vulnerabilities.

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Support
• Network
• Security
• Web

More:

We are hiring a Cyber Security Specialist to join our multi-disciplinary security team in Greater Manchester, England. This is a permanent IT and Digital role offering 3 days remote working. Our benefits include a pension, life insurance, 25 days annual leave, a car scheme, and more.

last updated 37 week of 2026