cyber security engineer

This offers a unique opportunity to join a cyber security team and work in a varied security engineer role that will see you perform; customer security assessments to review their posture in line with cyber essentials plus, manage security alerts, take security support needs from the service desk teams, work with the managed SOC team, conduct vulnerability scans, pen testing exercises and look into why support ticket scenarios have flagged a security risk through to working on ransomware breaches alongside the security manager.

It would suit any experienced SOC analysts, security engineers who are bored in a repetitive role and want to really widen their security knowledge and day to day variety outside a straight SOC environment.

• An understanding of MFA, security incident tickets, AD/Entra ID Identities and M365 security/Cond Access
• An understanding of Cyber Essentials and the confidence to learn/undertake customer cyber security assessments/reviews
• An appreciation of the SOC teams responsibilities to work with the SOC team on incidents
• Vulnerability scanning
• Penetration testing
• An appreciation of broader cyber security engineering
• A background in customer support ideally with M365, Identity/Access etc
• Good communication and documentation skills

In return you will join this growth focussed technology services organisation as they look to build out their customer security offerings and services over time.

Applicants must be based in a commutable distance in Essex or the surrounding locations only with 2 days required in the office a week.