Cyber Security Engineer
Newcastle upon Tyne Permanent £45,000 plus bonus Ref: 417680
The Opportunity
National enterprise business is seeking an aspiring Cyber Security professional to join an established Security Operations team as a Cyber Security Engineer. This is a hands-on technical role responsible for designing, enforcing, and operating cybersecurity controls across a complex enterprise environment.
The Role
Working closely with IT Technical Operations, you will ensure security controls are effective, supportable and proportionate to risk. Specifically you will:
- Act as an escalation point for security incidents and support triage and remediation.
- Design and enforce endpoint security controls including encryption and secure configurations.
- Support identity and access management across Entra ID / Azure AD and Privileged Identity Management.
- Own vulnerability management processes and reporting.
- Design and improve security controls based on risk and operational needs.
The Person
With experience in Cyber Security Engineering, Security Operations or Infrastructure Security, you will possess:
- Strong knowledge of endpoint security, identity and access management and vulnerability management.
- Be comfortable working hands-on in operational systems and ServiceNow workflows.
- Have good technical judgement and communication skills.
IT Leadership and Cyber Security
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E: paul.newton@nigelwright.com