Security Engineer

Salary: £58,000 - 98,000 per year

Requirements:

• Understanding of security platform management (SIEM and SOAR)
• Understanding of enterprise-level monitoring and supporting large user bases
• Knowledge of creating and managing security playbooks and public sector security standards
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Proven understanding of Cortex XDR, Cortex Data Lake, and Cortex XSOAR, or demonstrable experience with equivalent security platforms
• Understanding of cloud security, network and system security fundamentals, and scripting for automation
• Familiarity with compliance and security standards, including GDPR, HIPAA, and NIST
• Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance
• A CV detailing career history, including any relevant qualifications
• A personal statement of no more than 750 words, outlining relevant experience and skills with clear examples

Responsibilities:

• Guide the implementation of cyber security solutions across network infrastructures
• Document security protocols comprehensively and address potential threats proactively
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve platform and service security
• Apply XSIAM principles, Palo Alto Networks Cortex platforms, and security automation
• Submit a CV and personal statement as part of the application
• Participate in an anonymous sift and, if successful, a panel interview via Microsoft Teams

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Support
• Network
• Security
• Web

More:

We are Justice Digital, Data and Science within the Ministry of Justice, and we are recruiting a Security Engineer to join our warm and collaborative Technology Services team on a permanent basis. This national role is offered with a hybrid working model and flexible working options, including full-time, part-time, job share, and compressed hours. We support a wide range of benefits, including a generous Civil Service pension contribution, annual leave, learning and development opportunities, a personal development allocation, a learning budget, and family leave policies. Our Technology Services team supports infrastructure, end user computing, onsite support, and technology project delivery across 95,000 devices and more than 900 sites, and our security mission is to protect the department and its arms-length bodies against cyber threats and vulnerabilities while helping make justice services simpler and quicker.

last updated 36 week of 2026