IT Security Engineer

You’ll take ownership of the vulnerability management process across servers, databases and cloud workloads, working closely with Infrastructure Engineers and technical stakeholders to ensure vulnerabilities are properly prioritised and remediated.

You’ll also act as a key point of contact for security tooling and operational security, helping to strengthen controls and improve the organisation’s overall security posture.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Owning and coordinating vulnerability management and remediation activity
• Prioritising vulnerabilities based on technical severity and wider business risk
• Tracking remediation against agreed timelines and escalating risks or blockers
• Administering and improving EDR, SIEM and security monitoring capabilities
• Reviewing security alerts and coordinating appropriate response activity
• Supporting security hardening across Windows, Linux, networking and cloud environments
• Contributing to the secure adoption and ongoing operation of AWS and OCI
• Supporting PAM, MFA, privileged access and wider identity security controls
• Contributing to ISO 27001, security risk management and audit activity
• Supporting the secure and governed adoption of AI tooling, including appropriate controls, policies and data-handling practices
• Maintaining security documentation, processes and incident response procedures
• Working closely with Infrastructure Engineers to embed security into BAU and project delivery

You’ll have a background in security engineering, infrastructure security or a blended infrastructure/security position, with practical experience of vulnerability management and remediation.

Ideally, you’ll bring experience across areas such as:

• Vulnerability scanning, prioritisation, remediation and reporting
• EDR, MDR, SIEM or threat-detection platforms
• Windows and Linux environments
• Networking and infrastructure security
• AWS, OCI, Azure or another major public-cloud platform
• Identity and access management, PAM and MFA
• Security hardening and operational security controls
• ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials or similar security frameworks

Experience with CrowdStrike, PowerShell/Python, Oracle Database or WebLogic would be useful but isn’t essential. The focus is on strong underlying security fundamentals rather than experience with every technology in the environment.

MCS Group is a leading professional recruitment services company resourcing for the specialist IT & Digital, Technical & Engineering and Professional Services recruitment markets in Northern Ireland. MCS Group is widely recognised as a genuine market leader in IT & Digital recruitment in Northern Ireland, with an increasing profile in the Technical & Engineering and Professional Services markets.

At MCS we connect people!! We work with the majority of NI’ leadings employers in the sector, from large foreign direct investment (FDI) organisations to successful, locally owned technology firms, connecting talented professional with the best career opportunities.

Our Team

At MCS Group our track record is impressive and through our highly experienced team we offer employers almost 100 years successful delivery experience in specialist disciplines.

Our consultants know the market and speak your language. They will help you cut through the flannel and will work hard to help you achieve your goals, either as candidate seeking a career improvement or an employer seeking talented people.

Ethics & Values

Honesty, trust and confidentiality are the pillars which underpin everything we do. We are known for treating people with respect and will deal with you in a straightforward manner. We are focused on long term wins for our candidates and clients.