Cyber Security Engineer
17 days ago
London
Cyber Engineer • Contract Duration: 12 months, • Location: London or Sheffield (Hybrid - 2 days a week onsite), • Job Type: Contract We are seeking an experienced Cyber Engineer to join a prestigious UK-based organisation with a rich history spanning over 500 years. This role involves providing deep technical expertise in Microsoft Sentinel, Azure security infrastructure, networking, and security tooling. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in stabilising, improving, and standardising security operations. Day-to-day of the role: • Design, implement, and support Microsoft Sentinel infrastructure, including workspaces, data connectors, analytics rules, automation, and workbooks., • Engineer and maintain Azure security controls across core services, supporting secure cloud operations at enterprise scale., • Implement, enhance, and maintain security tooling to improve detection, monitoring, and response capabilities., • Design, deliver, and support certificate automation solutions, including lifecycle management and operational processes., • Work closely with networking teams to support secure architectures, traffic flows, segmentation, and connectivity patterns., • Actively support and participate in change approval processes, ensuring security requirements are met without impacting delivery timelines., • Provide senior-level support for BAU security engineering activities, ensuring stability and resilience of security platforms., • Act as an escalation point for complex technical issues and incidents across cyber tooling and infrastructure., • Mentor and support junior cyber engineers, progressively enabling them to take ownership of BAU tasks. Required Skills & Qualifications: • Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel, including infrastructure and configuration., • Solid Azure platform experience, particularly from a security and infrastructure standpoint., • Strong networking background, including understanding of network security principles, firewalls, VPNs, routing, and segmentation., • Experience with a range of security tools (SIEM, monitoring, detection, and response platforms)., • Proven experience delivering and supporting certificate automation., • Experience operating in enterprise or regulated environments., • Comfortable working across project delivery, change processes, and BAU support., • Confident making pragmatic, risk-based security decisions. Nice-to-Have / Desirable: • Experience working alongside SOC or security operations teams., • Scripting or automation experience (e.g., PowerShell, Python)., • Exposure to DevSecOps or Infrastructure-as-Code., • Experience supporting third-party vendors or managed security services. Personal Attributes: • Pragmatic, delivery-focused approach to security engineering., • Comfortable acting as a senior point of reference across security, change, and delivery., • Able to clearly explain technical decisions and trade-offs to engineers and stakeholders., • Strong sense of ownership and accountability. To apply for this Cyber Engineer position, please submit your CV detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.