IT Security Engineer

• At least 3 years of hands-on, proven industry experience in a similar role, in a technical environment.
• Good understanding of security principles, technologies, and best practices, including threat detection and security incident response processes.
• Experience implementing security in AWS environments (in the main), including proactive configuration of AWS accounts and assets to meet good security practices
• Experience conducting security operations checks using security monitoring tools and responding to alerts.
• Proactive in staying updated with the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance, take initiative, and think creatively, while also being collaborative and team-oriented with good communication skills.

Advantageous skills/ experience:

• Bachelor/master's degree in computer science, Information Security, or related Security certification: CISSP, CISM, or similar.
• Experience with security tools such as Alert Logic, Qualys, M365 Security, and AWS Security Products.
• Understanding security compliance standards relevant to the SaaS industry, such as PCI, GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC2, NIST.
• An understanding of network protocols & practices, firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems and WAFs.

We value teamwork, collaboration & technical excellence - the company are heavily weighted toward technical staff (as you would hope, for a Software company!) so you must be comfortable within this environment.

Salary: £75K - £80K Basic + 10% Bonus + Extensive Benefits package

Would you relish the opportunity to work with one of the UK's leading independent Software houses, with a global footprint (but UK HQ), 500 staff & a focus on technical excellence? If so, we are looking for an experienced IT Security Engineer to join our growing Security Ops team, working closely with the wider GRC & policy team, DevOps teams, Dev' team & internal IT teams to make sure security is at the heart of all our technical process'. This role will cover a wide array of security areas across our SaaS private and public cloud environments, as well as corporate domains & internal infrastructure and will require a skilled individual to spearhead efforts in fortifying both infrastructure and application platforms, against potential threats. Job title: IT Security Engineer. Also known as: Cyber Security Engineer, Security Engineer, Information Security Engineer, or similar!