Cyber Security Engineer

• Owning the hands-on technical security of mydentist's web estate, Azure cloud infrastructure, and emerging AI services
• Focusing on keeping the organisation secure without slowing it down - hardening web ingress controls, securing identity and access, and building security guardrails for AI adoption
• Owning Azure security posture, managing WAF and edge security, and embedding security into how mydentist builds and runs software
• Leading API security design and governance, ensuring consistent security controls across platform APIs
• Defining and maintaining security baselines for Azure workloads, virtual networks, and on-premise systems in transition
• Working with the Platform Engineering team to ensure cloud infrastructure is built and deployed securely, including network segmentation and least-privilege controls
• Working with the AI and Automation Lead to ensure AI solutions are designed and deployed with security by design from the outset
• Staying current with AI security risks and emerging attack vectors, translating threat intelligence into practical controls
• Acting as the internal interface for Arctic Wolf, mydentist's outsourced MDR provider, triaging escalations and feeding intelligence back into the engineering environment
• Using intelligence from Arctic Wolf and external sources to proactively harden controls before threats materialise

Do you have experience in Microsoft Access?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * 5+ years in a hands-on cybersecurity engineering or security architecture role

• Proven experience managing WAF and edge security at scale, using Cloudflare, Akamai, or equivalent platforms
• Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Entra ID, Conditional Access policies, and Azure app registrations.
• Practical knowledge of API security, OWASP Top 10 remediation, and secure web application design
• Experience working embedded in engineering or platform teams within an Agile/DevOps environment
• Familiarity with AI and LLM security risks and emerging best practices for securing AI-powered systems.
• Experience working with or alongside outsourced MDR or SOC providers
• Exposure to identity governance practices including access reviews, lifecycle management, and role-based access control

Enjoy being part of a team that's passionate about supporting our practices and ultimately helping the nation smile.

Pulled from the full job description

• Annual leave
• Employee discount
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking
• On-site parking, * The role is initially an 18-month fixed-term contract
• Full-time hours (37 across Monday - Friday)
• Hybrid working arrangements ideally based 1 day per week in our Support Centre in Kearsley (M26 1GG) and ad hoc around this as per business requirements
• Joining our supportive and growing IT team
• When based in the office, you will benefit from free onsite parking, and Kearsley train station is just a short walk away
• With an on-site mini market shop and casual seating space inside and outside (for the sunnier days)

Your future, with us

Working at mydentist means you'll be part of the UK's leading dental network. Here, you'll be trusted to do your best work, balancing your career around your life. We're ambitious, focusing on the big picture and transforming how we deliver dentistry. Supported by a talented and driven team, everyone is free to be themselves, where respect is a given, and we're always there for one another.

Your future, your benefits

• Competitive salary
• Paid holidays
• Health and well-being benefits, including a virtual GP service and Employee Assistance Programme helpline, which includes free counselling sessions
• Access to fantastic discounts at cinemas, major retail brands, restaurants and coffee chains - simple and easy to access, making it possible to save hundreds of pounds a year
• Recognition schemes, including Support Centre Heroes and service awards