Cyber Security Engineer

Salary: £60,000 - 75,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure security
• Practical knowledge of PIM and PAM
• Understanding of cloud security principles including least privilege, defence in depth, and secure-by-design
• Comfortable troubleshooting complex access, policy, and configuration issues
• Eligible for UK Security Clearance
• Consultancy experience is a strong advantage
• Ability to communicate confidently with customers
• Willingness to work across varied projects and step outside your comfort zone when required
• Experience with Microsoft Purview is highly desirable
• Experience with Sentinel, Defender XDR, Azure DevOps/GitHub, CNI, or other regulated environments is beneficial
• Microsoft certifications such as AZ-500, AZ-104, SC-300, SC-400, or SC-100 are welcomed but not essential

Responsibilities

• Secure Azure environments across identity, governance, networking, workload protection, and monitoring
• Work with technologies including Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, Azure Monitor, and Log Analytics
• Take high-level designs from security architects and turn them into detailed technical solutions
• Produce build documentation, test plans, and operational runbooks
• Own pieces of technical delivery on customer-facing projects
• Solve complex security problems directly with clients
• Collaborate closely with experienced security architects within our Architecture team

Technologies

• Azure
• Cloud
• DevOps
• GitHub
• Security
• Support
• PowerShell
• Terraform

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We are a growing cybersecurity consultancy backed by a large, established parent organisation, combining the close-knit feel and variety of a specialist consultancy with the stability and opportunities of a larger group. You will join our Architecture team in a hands-on engineering role with exposure to experienced architects from day one and a genuine route into Cloud or Security Architecture as your career develops. We offer a supportive, flexible, outcome-focused culture with regular access to your manager, clear scope for progression, and a package of £60,000 to £75,000 depending on experience, plus an annual bonus/profit-share scheme. Hybrid working is genuinely flexible, with a minimum of one day per month in the London office and remote interviews throughout our simple two-stage process.

last updated 33 week of 2026