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# Cyber Security Engineer - Junior - Mid-Level - Contract - Brighton

- **Company:** Talent Ltd
- **Location:** Brighton and Hove, UK
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** £52,000.0 - £58,500.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, User Authentication, Cyber Security, Identity and Access Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Security Information and Event Management, Systems Integration, Cloud Platform System, Software Troubleshooting, Cyber Threat Analysis, Purple Team (Cyber Security), Security Orchestration, Automation & Response
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840621170-cyber-security-engineer--junior--mid-level--contract--brighton

## About the Role

* 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, security operations, threat detection, or platform implementation roles.
 * Experience implementing and integrating enterprise security technologies.
 * Familiarity with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, threat intelligence, and SOC workflows.
 * Understanding of network security, APIs, authentication, IAM, and cloud environments.
 * Experience conducting security testing, attack simulation, validation, or purple team activities.
 * Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.

## Description

My long-term client partner is urgently seeking a Junior - Mid level Cyber Security Engineer to support the implementation, integration, testing, and validation of AI-enabled detection and response capabilities. You will work across Cyber Detection & Response, infrastructure, network, cloud, and platform teams to onboard integrations, resolve deployment dependencies, and validate AI-assisted detection, investigation, and response workflows through testing and attack simulation activities., * Support implementation of agentic SOC capabilities, AI assistants, and workflow automation solutions.

 * Coordinate onboarding of integrations, data sources, APIs, service accounts, and required permissions.
 * Work with network, cloud, identity, and platform teams to establish connectivity and access required for deployments.
 * Validate AI-assisted detection, triage, investigation, and response workflows.
 * Develop and execute testing scenarios, attack simulations, and operational readiness exercises.
 * Identify integration issues, workflow gaps, and operational risks.
 * Support troubleshooting, issue resolution, and deployment activities.
 * Document implementation requirements, testing results, operational procedures, and architecture.


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