Cyber Security Operations Engineer
Maxwell Bond
Manchester, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
£ 38KJob location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Bash
Command-Line Interface
Cloud Computing Security
CompTIA Security+
Computer Security
Linux
DevOps
Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Python
Routing
Powershell
TCP/IP
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Cloudflare
Terraform
Devsecops
Job description
- Monitor and improve security across production AWS cloud environments.
- Work closely with DevOps on threat detection, configuration as code, and cloud security controls.
- Investigate and respond to security alerts using logs, dashboards, and tooling (e.g., Cloudflare, AWS security groups).
- Identify risks, misconfigurations, and anomalies in logs or infrastructure and recommend improvements.
- Support continuous hardening of infrastructure through tools like Terraform, CLI workflows, and automation.
- Contribute to building scalable, secure infrastructure aligned with best practice., * Exposure to modern cloud and DevOps tooling from day one.
- Opportunity to level up your skills quickly with strong senior support.
- A team that embraces modern practices -including using AI sensibly as part of engineering workflow.
- Clear progression into Cloud Security, DevSecOps, or Senior Cyber roles.
- Ethically sound business that is genuinely trying to improve people's health.
Interview Process
- Initial meet & greet (10 minutes, informal).
- Technical interview
- Includes a short practical section reviewing logs/configurations and discussing what you spot.
- Final interview & offer.
Requirements
- Experience in IT support, service desk, networking, or infrastructure (2nd/3rd line).
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, firewalls, routing).
- Hands on experience with Linux or command line tools.
- Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS ideal, but Azure/GCP also fine).
- An interest in automation, IaC, DevOps tooling, and learning AWS security in real environments.
Nice to Have (not essential)
- CompTIA Security+, Network+, CySA+, or similar security certifications.
- Experience with any of the following:
- Terraform
- Cloudflare
- Containers
- Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)
- Security labs, hands on exercises, or home lab projects.
- A computing or cyber related degree.