Position: Cyber Security Engineer
Location: Manchester – Onsite – Up to £60,000
My client is a forward-thinking organization focused on building a connected Britain, where innovation supports a smarter and more sustainable future. Although relatively new, they’re tackling a bold mission: to create a universal, secure network reaching 30 million homes and businesses, making it the largest of its kind in the country.
The position focuses on developing the Cyber Security Team's technology and capabilities, supporting new security projects, advising on best practices, and collaborating with key stakeholders across Risk, Technology, and Operations as a cyber security expert.
Role Responsibilities:
- Conduct advanced and predictive security analysis using the Mitre ATT&CK framework, ensuring high-quality security use cases through validation, enhancement, and correlating testing activities.
- Oversee security operations through monitoring multiple SIEM technologies, gathering forensic data, and performing incident response, with responsibility for leading response efforts when necessary.
- Act as a subject matter expert in cloud security, implementing and designing AWS and Azure security controls (e.g., Guard Duty, Azure Defender, Key Vaults, CloudTrail, CloudWatch), and lead security measures like firewalls and message encryption.
- Develop data analytics strategies for security use cases, improve the security toolset and strategy, conduct regular assessments to identify vulnerabilities, and analyze breach incidents to establish root causes.
- Lead the planning and organization of Protective Monitoring/SOC activities, update documentation and processes, and provide guidance and training on Elasticsearch and other critical security tools.
What are we looking for?
- Demonstrated ability to perform effectively under pressure, with 1-3 years of experience in a similar cyber security role.
- Strong expertise in the cyber threat landscape and advanced adversary tactics, with comprehensive knowledge of Linux, Windows, Azure, AWS, Elasticsearch, vulnerability management, and the Mitre ATT&CK framework.
- Cloud security experience, particularly with AWS and Azure, is desirable and valuable for this role.
- Preferred certifications include Elastic Certified Engineer, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, and Azure Security Engineer.
- Familiarity with cloud and cyber security best practices, with prior experience in similar roles being advantageous.
