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Cyber Security Engineer

VIQU IT Recruitment
Glasgow, Alba / Scotland, G2 1AL, United Kingdom
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Mid
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19 May 2026 (Last week)
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Cyber Security Engineer
Glasgow – Hybrid
Competitive salary - 12-month FTC

VIQU is working with a leading global professional services organisation to recruit a Cyber Security Engineer to join their Security Operations team on a 12-month fixed term contract. This role will focus on the hands-on implementation, maintenance, and optimisation of security tooling and controls across a complex enterprise environment, alongside contributing to security governance, compliance, and best practice delivery. You will play a key role in strengthening detection and response capability across cloud and on-prem infrastructure, while supporting both BAU operations and ongoing transformation projects.

Key Responsibilities of the Cyber Security Engineer:

  • Deploy, configure, and maintain security tooling (SIEM, EDR, DLP, vulnerability management, PAM) across cloud and on-prem environments
  • Monitor, investigate, and respond to security incidents, including root cause analysis and forensic support
  • Manage vulnerability scanning and remediation tracking across infrastructure and cloud (Azure desirable)
  • Support secure configuration, security best practices, and alignment to ISO27001 and NIST
  • Contribute to security documentation (policies, SOPs, playbooks) and continuous improvement of controls
  • Support BAU operations, projects, and penetration testing activities as required

Key Requirements of the Cyber Security Engineer:

  • Experience in a Cyber Security Engineer, SecOps, or similar hands-on security role
  • Strong experience with enterprise security tooling including SIEM, EDR, DLP, and vulnerability management platforms
  • Familiarity with tools such as CrowdStrike, Absolute, Sumo Logic, and Rapid7 (or similar technologies)
  • Experience supporting cloud environments, ideally Azure, within a security operations context
  • Strong understanding of security frameworks such as ISO27001 and NIST
  • Experience across both BAU security operations and project delivery
  • Strong incident response experience, including investigation, escalation, and root cause analysis
  • Ability to produce clear technical documentation (SOPs, playbooks, and standards)
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical teams
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities

Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence, or reach out to Katie Dark via the VIQU IT website.

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Cyber Security Engineer
Glasgow – Hybrid
Competitive salary - 12-month FTC

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