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Cyber Security Engineer

Sanctuary Group
Worcester
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Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care, and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued, and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Cyber Security Engineer
Location: Worcester, with a balance of home and office working

Salary: £50,378 - £53,029 per year

Hours: 35 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for a Cyber Security Engineer with experience in analyzing security systems to join our Cyber Security team, which consists of 6 members and is part of the larger Technology Security team at our head office in Worcester.

As part of the Cyber Security team, you will safeguard corporate data and infrastructure from threats by collaborating across the Cyber organization.

Responsibilities of the Cyber Security Engineer include:

Offering technical expertise and analysis on security systems and architectures.

Providing guidance on network, application, cloud, and enterprise security controls and administering various security tools.

Ensuring technology systems are secure and robust, including monitoring and responding to security events.

Investigating root causes and staying updated on current trends and technologies.

Skills and Experience required:

Proven experience supporting and developing cybersecurity in a large organization.

Certifications such as CISM, CISSP, CompTIA Security+, CCSP.

Knowledge of SC-900, SC-200, MS-100 certifications.

Significant experience with the Microsoft Security stack.

Experience with email and web hygiene technologies.

Experience investigating and managing security incidents, including SIEM.

Experience supporting medium to large-scale infrastructure projects.

Experience managing incidents and problem resolution.

Understanding of cyber threat hunting, attack vectors, techniques, mitigation, and detection.

Previous experience managing people.

Excellent organizational, project management, and planning skills.

Why work for us?
Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care, and commercial services, employing over 14,000 people and managing more than 116,000 units of accommodation across England and Scotland, including various types of housing and care homes. We also provide services like maintenance, care, and telecare, delivered by our dedicated employees committed to customer service.

We offer an attractive employment package that supports your physical, mental, and financial health, including:

25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days) plus public holidays

A pension scheme with matching employer contributions

Life Assurance

Employee Advice Service including counselling

Cycle to Work scheme

Voluntary health plans

Wellbeing support and tools

An online platform for rewards, discounts, and wellbeing resources

Employee Networks supporting inclusion and colleague support

Salary: £37,414 plus an additional policy allowance of £12,964 per annum, increasing after 12 months, subject to performance

Application process and inclusivity
If you have questions or need adjustments, our talent team is happy to assist at .

We may close or extend the application period depending on the number of applications, so early application is encouraged.

Sanctuary Group encourages applications from diverse backgrounds to promote an inclusive environment. We work with the Home Office to prevent unlawful working. Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

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