Cyber Security Engineer/Specialist

Exalto Consulting
Surrey, United Kingdom
Today
£70,000 – £80,000 pa

Salary

£70,000 – £80,000 pa

Posted
28 Jul 2026 (Today)

Cyber Security Engineer/Specialist

Permanent | Up to £80,000 (+ Benefits)

Hybrid Working (2–3 days per week Onsite) | Surrey

Help Shape Enterprise Cyber Security on a Global Scale

We're looking for an experienced Cyber Security Engineer/Specialist to join a global organisation where security is a genuine business priority, not simply a compliance exercise.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in protecting a complex enterprise environment, helping to identify, assess and mitigate sophisticated cyber threats while influencing the organisation's long-term security strategy.

Working alongside infrastructure, architecture and operational teams, you'll strengthen enterprise security capabilities, improve cyber resilience and help safeguard critical business systems across an international environment.

If you're looking for a role where you can make a real impact while continuing to develop your career within a stable organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

This is an enterprise Cyber Security position focused on proactive threat mitigation, security improvement and risk reduction rather than purely operational support.

You'll be responsible for strengthening the organisation's security posture through threat assessment, vulnerability management, incident response and continuous security improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

Enterprise Threat Management

Identify, assess and mitigate cyber threats across enterprise infrastructure and business systems

Conduct proactive threat assessments and vulnerability analysis

Develop and implement security controls and remediation strategies

Monitor emerging threats and recommend appropriate defensive measures

Enhance threat detection, monitoring and incident response capabilities

Develop and maintain incident response playbooks and operational procedures

Work closely with third-party security providers during incidents and security assessments Security Engineering & Risk

Support enterprise security architecture and secure design initiatives

Contribute to cyber risk management and governance activities

Assess third-party and supply chain security risks

Support penetration testing, vulnerability management and security assurance programmes

Produce meaningful security metrics and KPI reporting for stakeholders

Ensure alignment with recognised security frameworks and regulatory requirements Security Improvement

Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud and engineering teams to embed security best practice

Participate in Red Team / Blue Team exercises and cyber resilience testing

Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning

Champion continuous improvement across the organisation's security capability

Communicate technical security risks clearly to both technical and business stakeholders What You'll Bring

We're looking for someone who enjoys solving complex security challenges within large enterprise environments.

You'll ideally have:

A minimum of 5 years' experience in Cyber Security or Information Security

Strong experience protecting enterprise environments against modern cyber threats

Experience designing and implementing security controls to reduce organisational risk

Excellent knowledge of enterprise security technologies and security operations

Experience with SIEM platforms, incident response and threat detection

Strong understanding of vulnerability management and security remediation

Experience working with recognised security frameworks including:

NIST

ISO 27001

CIS Controls

Cyber Essentials

Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain and modern threat intelligence methodologies

Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and stakeholder management skills Technical Environment

Experience with several of the following technologies would be advantageous:

Microsoft Defender

Splunk

Qualys

Azure Security

AWS

Microsoft 365 Security

PowerShell

Python

Kubernetes

Windows Server

Linux

SOAR platforms

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

DevSecOps practices Experience with AI-driven threat detection technologies would also be beneficial.

Qualifications

Ideally you'll hold one of the following:

CISSP (preferred)

CISM

GIAC Certification

CEH However, we recognise that exceptional enterprise Cyber Security experience is just as valuable. If you've developed your expertise through hands-on experience and hold certifications such as CompTIA Security+, we'd still be keen to hear from you.

Ideal Background

We'd particularly like to speak with professionals currently working as:

Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Cyber Security Engineer

Information Security Engineer

Security Operations Engineer

Threat Detection Engineer

Cyber Defence Engineer

Blue Team Engineer

Senior SOC Engineer

Security Consultant Experience within large enterprise or global organisations would be highly desirable.

Why Join?

You'll become part of a collaborative Cyber Security team within a business that continues to invest heavily in technology and security.

In return, you'll benefit from:

Competitive salary up to £80,000 (+ benefits)

Hybrid working (2–3 days onsite in Surrey)

Exposure to enterprise-scale security technologies

Opportunities to influence security strategy

Ongoing investment in professional development and certifications

Long-term career progression within a stable global organisation

A supportive and collaborative working culture Ready to Make an Impact?

If you're passionate about enterprise Cyber Security, enjoy solving complex security challenges and want to help shape the future of Cyber Security within a global organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

If you are passionate about cybersecurity, threat management and strengthening enterprise security capabilities, we would love to hear from you

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