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# Cyber Security Engineer

- **Company:** Yolk Recruitment Ltd
- **Location:** Cardiff, UK
- **Salary:** £62,000.0 - £72,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Identity and Access Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Microsoft Security Essentials, Software Vulnerability Management, CIS Benchmarks
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/cyber-security-engineer/yolk-recruitment-limited-job107822924

## About the Role

* Proven Security Engineer experience
 * Strong Microsoft Defender and Sentinel knowledge
 * Good Azure and Entra ID security experience
 * Hands-on vulnerability management experience
 * Understanding of security frameworks and technical controls
 * Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

## Description

You'll work across Microsoft security technologies, cloud security, identity, vulnerability management and threat detection, while helping improve the organisation's overall cyber resilience.

What you'll be doing:

 * Managing and improving Microsoft Defender and Sentinel capabilities
 * Securing Azure environments and implementing effective security controls
 * Managing Entra ID security, including Conditional Access, Identity Protection and privileged access
 * Supporting vulnerability management and remediation
 * Implementing data protection controls using Microsoft Purview
 * Supporting threat monitoring, detection and incident response
 * Providing security input into technology projects and architecture decisions
 * Supporting security frameworks including NCSC CAF, ISO 27001, NIST CSF and CIS Controls
 * Acting as a security SME to technical and non-technical stakeholders


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