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Cyber Security Engineer

A fantastic opportunity for a Cyber Security Engineer to join a growing technology company, helping strengthen and develop their IT and security environment. This role will see you working across a wide variety of technologies to protect, detect, and respond to threats, while ensuring compliance with recognised standards. You’ll be instrumental in shaping the security portfolio, enhancing systems, and supporting both internal users and product teams.

Location: 4 days remote, Cambridge – 1 day a week (Thursday) – must have driving licence & car

Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 per annum + benefits

Requirements for Cyber Security Engineer

  • Strong experience with Microsoft Security Tools and the wider Defender XDR suite

  • Knowledge of cloud and on-premise environments, ideally Azure, including networking and firewalls

  • Familiarity with incident response processes, playbooks, and tools

  • Understanding of threat intelligence and vulnerability management

  • Experience with ISO27001 and compliance frameworks

  • Scripting and coding skills (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash)

  • Exposure to CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Azure DevOps pipelines

  • Experience with SIEM platforms (ideally Azure Sentinel) and EDR tooling

  • We would love to see experience or interest in DevSecOps practices

  • Strong problem-solving ability with a pragmatic and collaborative approach

    Responsibilities for Cyber Security Engineer

  • Enhance, manage, and optimise the company’s security tooling portfolio

  • Review, update, and implement incident response playbooks and processes

  • Strengthen security posture in Office 365 and Azure by deploying new tools and improving detection/response capabilities

  • Collaborate with development teams to embed security practices into product development processes

  • Support ongoing compliance needs, including ISO27001 accreditation

  • Drive continuous improvements to security operations across cloud and internal infrastructure

    What the role offers:

  • Hybrid working with flexibility to suit your lifestyle

  • Competitive benefits including pension, health plan, and cycle-to-work scheme

  • A supportive, collaborative culture with strong focus on development and wellbeing

    Applications
    If you are a skilled Cyber Security Engineer looking for your next career move, please send your CV via the relevant links!

    We’re committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or during the interview process, please highlight this by separately emailing (if this email address has been removed by the job board, full details are available on our website).

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