Cyber Security Engineer (AVP) | £80,000 | Financial Services
Are you a hands-on Cyber Security Engineer with strong experience in SIEM, threat detection and security automation?
I’m working with a well-established, global financial services organisation looking to appoint an experienced Cyber Security Engineer to join its proactive security function.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing and enhancing security capabilities, improving threat detection and implementing preventative security controls across a complex technology environment.
The Role
You’ll be responsible for strengthening the organisation’s security infrastructure, developing detection capabilities and driving automation across the security technology stack.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design, implement and enhance SIEM capabilities, including detection rules, log ingestion and monitoring.
- Develop and maintain advanced threat detection use cases and proactive threat-hunting capabilities.
- Build and improve security automation and orchestration (SOAR) processes.
- Conduct threat modelling, risk assessments and security control reviews.
- Develop scripts and automated remediation solutions using PowerShell and Python.
- Work closely with SOC, infrastructure and engineering teams to improve security monitoring and incident response.
- Integrate and optimise security technologies across cloud and on-premise environments.
- Support identity-based threat detection, privileged access security and vulnerability mitigation.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years’ experience in Cyber Security Engineering, Security Automation or a similar technical security role.
- Strong hands-on experience with SIEM technologies, ideally Microsoft Sentinel.
- Experience developing detection rules, custom queries and threat-hunting use cases.
- Knowledge of EDR, SOAR and security monitoring technologies.
- Scripting experience with PowerShell and/or Python.
- Good understanding of Active Directory security, Windows event logging and network security.
- Familiarity with cloud security environments such as Azure, AWS or GCP.
- Understanding of security frameworks including MITRE ATT&CK and NIST.
- Relevant certifications such as SC-200, AZ-500 or CompTIA Security+ would be advantageous.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically driven security professional who enjoys being hands-on and wants to have a genuine impact on an organisation’s security posture.
You’ll be joining an established cyber security function, working across a varied technology environment with opportunities to influence security tooling, automation and threat detection strategy.
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