At a Glance
- Tasks: Collaborate with teams to tackle cybersecurity challenges and lead new security initiatives.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to cybersecurity excellence.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, generous leave, gym discounts, and private medical insurance.
- Other info: Be part of a supportive culture with great career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in cybersecurity while developing your skills in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in technical security roles; relevant certifications are a plus.
The predicted salary is between 58500 - 71500 £ per year.
Job Summary
As a Cybersecurity Engineer, you will collaborate closely with Cybersecurity, Engineering, and Service teams to address escalated issues, manage SOC escalations, and support new security initiatives.
We are looking for an Engineer with leadership presence, possessing strong technical and interpersonal skills, familiarity with industry-standard tools, the ability to work under pressure, and the ability to mentor junior members of the team.
As a Cybersecurity Engineer, you will collaborate closely with Cybersecurity, Engineering, and Service teams to address escalated issues, manage SOC escalations, and support new security initiatives.
We are looking for an Engineer with leadership presence, possessing strong technical and interpersonal skills, familiarity with industry-standard tools, the ability to work under pressure, and the ability to mentor junior members of the team.
Responsibilities (including, But Not Limited To The Following)
- High interaction with the Security, Engineering and Service teams, responding to escalated issues in a timely fashion
- Respond and action alerts from our SOC escalations and security tooling to maintain health and security of our platform
- Lead Incident coordination between internal and external entities in alignment with regulatory requirements
- Utilize interpersonal and technical skills to effectively communicate with management, peers, and clients
- Maintain an awareness of security and control issues in emerging technologies
- Ability to scope, implement and support new security projects/initiatives
- Ownership and follow up of pending issues to resolution
Skills
- Familiarity with industry standard tools and applications (such as Palo Alto, Cisco Meraki, Sonic Wall, Fortigate, Sentinel One, Threat Locker, MS Defender, G-Suite, Content Filtering, Protective DNS)
- Heavy experience with the Incident Response lifecycle
- Familiarity with Microsoft (Office365 & Azure) and Citrix (Virtual Apps & Desktops) technologies
- Familiarity with open-source intelligence gathering
- Scripting ability and experience working with API endpoints such as MS Graph.
- Ability to navigate and utilize a ticketing system (such as Connect Wise or Service Now)
- Experience with change management and security remediation processes
- Experience with security documentation, technical and policy writing
- Ability to deliver technical/security information or concepts in a user-friendly format
- Takes ownership and excels in both independent and team project work
- Ability to work under pressure and with short deadlines
- Occasional on call nights, weekend and emergency on call is required within this role.
Qualifications
- Minimum5years’ experience in a system engineering or technical security role
- A Bachelor’s Degree in MIS, Computer Science or similar focus
- Microsoft Certified (MCSE) or equivalent certification a plus
- Microsoft Cloud Security certifications preferred
- Security Certificate such as; Comp TIA Cy SA, Security+ and Network+, ISC-2 CCSP/SSCP)
- The Benefits Of Working For Abacus
- Great annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
- Gym discount
- Life insurance
- Comprehensive travel insurance for you and your family in line with scheme rules
- Confidential well-being and counselling support
- Competitive compensation
- Commission eligible
- Contributory pension scheme
- Company events
- Private Medical and Dental Insurance
- Fantastic company culture and values
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Cybersecurity Engineer employer: Abacus
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