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# Cyber Security Engineer

- **Company:** Accenture
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Salary:** £49,972.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Linux, Intrusion Detection Systems, Python (Programming Language), Network Administration, Windows PowerShell, Security Information and Event Management, Software Engineering, Virtualization Technology, Software Vulnerability Management, Scripting, Google Cloud, Data Ingestion, HybridCloud, Firewalls (Computer Science), Cloudformation, Bicep, CIS Benchmarks, Terraform, Splunk
- **Published:** October 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5909700458

## About the Role

Desirable Attributes The successful candidate should have experience in some of the following areas:

 * Core concepts of cyber security and platform engineering such as networking, Cloud security, CI/CD pipelines, virtualisation, and IaC

 * Software development skills using Linux or WSL

 * SIEM and log routing experience in tools such as Splunk, Sentinel, Cribl, and ELK

 * Familiarity with AWS, Azure, and GCP services

 * Proficiency in scripting or programming (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

 * Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills

 * Experience with IDS/IPS solutions, vulnerability management, and endpoint security

 * Familiarity with AI hardening techniques

 * Experience in working within SOC teams

 * Familiarity with IaC technologies (CloudFormation, Terraform, Bicep)

## Description

We are seeking a Security Engineer to join our team and play a key role in safeguarding client systems, applications and data. You will be tasked with designing, implementing, and maintaining security solutions whilst proactively identifying risk and enforcing compliance with common security standards. The ideal candidate has strong technical expertise, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for staying ahead of the evolving threat landscape.

Key responsibilities of the role are summarised below:

 * Design, implement, and manage security tools, systems, and processes to protect infrastructure, applications, and data.

 * Partnering with other engineering and security teams to embed security best practices

 * Automation to support security tooling like SIEM tooling log ingestion

 * Firewall and network management within hybrid cloud and on-premises environments

 * Develop and maintain security policies, standards and procedures

 * Conduct security assessments in the form of infrastructure reviews using assessment tooling such as CIS benchmarks


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