About this role
Salary: £50,000 - 60,000 per year
Requirements
- Experience in Security Engineering, Security Operations, or a similar technical cybersecurity role.
- Strong knowledge of AWS, Microsoft 365, and cloud security.
- Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, and vulnerability management tools.
- Experience in security monitoring, incident investigation, and vulnerability remediation.
- Understanding of networking, firewalls, VPNs, and identity and access management.
- Knowledge of cyber threats, attack techniques, and threat intelligence.
- Experience supporting macOS and corporate IT environments.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Desirable: experience with AWS security services, Microsoft Defender, or Rapid7.
- Desirable: experience with Cyber Essentials Plus, WebTrust, or ETSI.
- Desirable: knowledge of PKI, cryptography, and certificate management.
- Desirable: experience with security automation, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD security.
- Desirable: experience with JIRA and Confluence.
- Demonstrable professional experience in Security Engineering or Security Operations, including hands-on security monitoring, threat investigation, and incident response.
- Hands-on experience securing AWS and Microsoft 365 environments, including use of SIEM, EDR, and vulnerability management tools.
- Practical experience with network security, firewalls, VPNs, identity and access management, vulnerability remediation, and endpoint security.
Responsibilities
- Implement security controls across AWS, Microsoft 365, endpoints, and network infrastructure.
- Manage SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, and endpoint protection technologies.
- Monitor security alerts, investigate threats, and coordinate remediation.
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and security configuration reviews.
- Support cloud security, identity management, and infrastructure hardening.
- Improve security monitoring through automation and operational efficiencies.
- Support security incidents, investigations, and recovery activities.
- Manage corporate IT systems, including Microsoft 365, macOS, and JAMF.
- Support technical compliance and security audits, including WebTrust, ETSI, and Cyber Essentials Plus.
- Support the CISO in managing and improving technical security controls across cloud, infrastructure, and corporate IT environments.
Technologies
- AWS
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- Cryptography
- Confluence
- Support
- JIRA
- macOS
- Microsoft 365
- Network
- Security
- Office 365
More
Were hiring a hands-on Security Engineer to help protect and strengthen our technology environment. The varied role covers cloud security, infrastructure protection, vulnerability management, threat detection, and incident response. Youll report directly to the CISO and work closely with the Head of Engineering, with opportunities to influence security improvements and strategy and work with modern technologies. The permanent role offers a salary of £50,000–£60,000 per year, depending on experience, plus a pension, healthcare benefits, private medical insurance, and sick pay. The posting describes the role as fully remote anywhere in the UK and also lists the work location as hybrid remote in Edinburgh.
last updated 45 week of 2026