Erin Associates
Cyber Security Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £45,000 - 55,000 per year
Requirements:- Strong understanding of core security technologies, including NGFW, WAF, EDR, and SIEM
- Experience in a SOC, security engineering, or infrastructure security role
- Good knowledge of networking and common attack types, such as SQL injection, phishing, and malware
- Experience with log analysis and incident investigation
- Familiarity with Windows and/or Linux environments
- Understanding of OWASP Top 10 security risks
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, incident-driven environment
- Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, GIAC GSEC, or ISC2 certifications are desirable
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud is desirable
- Scripting experience with PowerShell, Python, or Bash is desirable
- Exposure to threat hunting or SIEM rule development is desirable
- Monitor and respond to security alerts across SIEM and EDR platforms
- Manage and tune security tools including firewalls, WAFs, and endpoint protection
- Investigate and support response to security incidents
- Perform vulnerability assessments and track remediation
- Support implementation of security controls across cloud and on-prem environments
- Contribute to security policies, standards, and procedures
- Assist with threat detection engineering and rule tuning
- Azure
- Bash
- Cloud
- Support
- Linux
- OWASP
- PowerShell
- Python
- SQL
- Security
- WAF
- Web
- Windows
- AWS
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We are a growing cyber security team based in Altrincham, South Manchester, and we are looking for a skilled and motivated IT Security Engineer / Cyber Security to join us. This is a hands-on technical role where you will work closely with infrastructure, cloud, and SOC teams to detect, prevent, and respond to security threats across a modern hybrid IT environment. We offer a salary of up to £55,000 depending on experience, plus benefits, along with training and certification support, career progression within a growing security function, and a collaborative and supportive technical team environment.
last updated 31 week of 2026
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Erin Associates
Altrincham
IT
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£60,000
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This salary is 17% below the UK median for Software Engineers (£60,000/yr).
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