Cyber Security Engineer

Cyber Security Engineer - London

Up to £70,000 PA

A leading, acquisitive, £500m turnover construction engineering business (with revenues expected to double in the coming years) is seeking an experienced SecOps Engineer to act as a point of contact for security matters across a rapidly expanding enterprise.

The business is undergoing a significant period of digital transformation and growth; genuine opportunity to have significant input and influence into the shape and future of the business by being a part of vital security initiatives.

This role is crucial in ensuring the security and integrity of the businesses IT infrastructure by working closely with an outsourced SOC and a small internal security team. Reporting directly to the SecOps Manager, you'll play a key role in securing systems, remediating vulnerabilities, and responding to security incidents.

Key Responsibilities

1. Collaborate with outsourced SOC to manage security incidents and alerts
2. Investigate and remediate issues identified in penetration tests
3. Work on Incident Response processes and plans to improve organisational security resilience
4. Maintain and optimise security tools, including QRadar, Sophos, Cisco Umbrella, and Qualys
5. Ensure network security and infrastructure hardening across the organization
6. Provide security support for Azure Cloud environments
7. Work alongside IT and Infrastructure teams to ensure security best practices are followed
8. Assist in implementing security policies and frameworks

Key Requirements

1. Strong experience in networking, core infrastructure and security
2. Ideally have hands-on experience with QRadar, Sophos, Cisco Umbrella and Qualys
3. Ability to remediate security issues from penetration testing reports
4. Understanding of security operations and incident response
5. Experience working with outsourced SOCs
6. Good knowledge of threat detection, vulnerability management and compliance

Initially 4 days per week onsite, dropping to 3 once passed probation.