About this role
Salary: £55,000 - 55,000 per year
Requirements: Experience in technical cyber security or information security engineering, with practical delivery of improvementsStrong knowledge of SIEM, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and cloud security controlsExperience maintaining log ingestion pipelines and improving alert fidelityAbility to support incident response as a technical subject matter expertExperience working across hybrid infrastructure and integrating security systems effectivelyAbility to proactively monitor the health and optimisation of security toolingRight to work in the UK, or the ability to obtain it Responsibilities: Design, improve, and maintain our technical cyber security and information security defencesEnsure the health, optimisation, and continuous improvement of our cyber security toolingMaintain and improve SIEM, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and cloud security controlsMaintain log ingestion pipelines and improve alert fidelityEnsure our security systems are effectively integrated across our hybrid infrastructureSupport incident response by identifying, containing, and remediating threatsContribute to lessons learned and measurable service improvementsWork closely with colleagues across Information Services to support operational needs while maintaining strong protectionDeliver operational improvements aligned to our Cyber Security Roadmap and Cyber Security StrategyStrengthen cyber resilience across our services through practical engineering and proactive monitoring Technologies: CloudSupportSecurity More:
We are the University of Portsmouth, a global employer of choice and one of only four universities in the south-east of England to achieve a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework. We are also ranked among the top 140 universities globally in the Times Higher Young University World Rankings. Our culture is driven by ambition, responsibility, and openness, and we offer a professional community that values people, innovation, and achievement. This role is based within our University of Portsmouth Academic Services Ltd (UASL) environment, with hybrid working available and a need to be in Portsmouth a few days a week. We offer competitive pay, a generous pension, annual leave including bank holidays and Christmas closure, family-friendly flexibility, staff discounts, parking and travel discounts, training and development, wellbeing support, recreation facilities, discounted learning, and business mentoring opportunities.
last updated 30 week of 2026