Security Operations Engineer

Birmingham
3 months ago
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£55,000 - £60,000 PA plus excellent benefits

Our client, a public facing and well know organisation with a reputation for dependable services, modernisation and a people-first approach to both customers and employees is seeking an ambitious Security Engineer to join their well established IT department

This is a great opportunity for a confident, driven IT professional with a strong infrastructure background who's ready to take the next step into security engineering. You don't need to be a security expert yet, but you do need to be genuinely passionate about cybersecurity, eager to learn and confident working in a hands-on technical environment. You'll be joining a collaborative IT team, working closely with the Information Security Manager.

As Security Operations Engineer, you'll play a key part in protecting and improving the organisation's digital infrastructure. The work is operational and hands-on, maintaining and enhancing existing tools and controls, monitoring vulnerabilities and ensuring systems are patched and secure.

Responsibilities:

  • Managing and optimising security tools and platforms (SIEM, XDR, IDAM policies etc.)

  • Monitoring vulnerabilities, investigating incidents and implementing corrective actions

  • Supporting patching compliance and vulnerability remediation

  • Ensuring security best practices are applied across networks, applications and systems

  • Participating in change reviews and advising on improvements to existing setups

  • Supporting compliance with frameworks such as ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus and CAF

    Requirements:

  • A solid background in IT infrastructure and/or network engineering

  • Some exposure to, or a growing focus on, cybersecurity and vulnerability management

  • Understanding of network devices, configurations and security principles

  • Familiarity with common tools and concepts (e.g. SIEM, DLP, endpoint protection, firewalls, Cisco Secure Connect, etc.)

  • Confidence to identify issues, suggest improvements and work collaboratively across teams

  • A genuine passion for cyber security

  • Certifications such as CISSP, SC-200, or AZ-500 would be great to see, but aren't essential

    Competitive salary and a range of excellent benefits on offer; free/heavily discounted travel, an industry leading pension scheme, 25 days holiday plus much more

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