Junior Cyber Security Engineer in Liverpool

The PayPoint Group is looking to expand its Information Security team, and we have a new role for a Junior Cyber Security Engineer. You will be responsible for creating, implementing, and maintaining security content such as rules, playbooks, dashboards, and reports for our security systems. This role requires an understanding of security best practices and experience working with security platforms within a SOC environment. You will join the Information Security team and use your experience and technical skills and work closely with your team members. This role is Hybrid with a requirement to be onsite 2-3 days a week in Liverpool or Welwyn Garden City.

Key responsibilities

• Security Engineering: You'll administer detection rules, alerts, and automation playbooks using Microsoft security platforms to identify threats and reduce false positives. Your role will also involve administering log ingestion, identifying full coverage gaps of critical assets, and being part of the team driving the integration of automation and AI to enhance our security operations.
• Security Analysis: Monitor and analyse security alerts to detect threats, using behavioural analytics and threat intelligence to uncover anomalies. You'll also conduct proactive threat hunting and maintain detailed risk profiles for users, systems, and applications to support a strong security posture.
• Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR): You'll administer endpoint security and compliance, performing daily health checks and resolving any issues that arise. Working closely with Infrastructure teams, you'll ensure endpoint configurations meet organisational standards. You'll also enhance threat-hunting capabilities by integrating threat intelligence and correlating EDR data with SIEM and XDR platforms for deeper insights.
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP): In this part of the role, you'll administer DLP solutions, define classification policies, and monitor for potential data leaks. Your work will help protect sensitive information and prevent unauthorised data exfiltration across the organisation.
• Incident Response: You will form an important part of the incident response team when security incidents occur—analysing threats, assessing business impact, and be part of the response lifecycle from containment to recovery. You'll document incidents thoroughly, follow established playbooks, and help improve them over time. Automation will be key to streamlining investigations and enriching threat intelligence.
• Testing and Validation: You'll take part in cyber crisis simulations, penetration testing, and table-top exercises to ensure our defences are robust and response plans are effective.
• Business Context and Risk Management: Understanding the business value chain is essential. You'll help map critical assets, join risk assessments, and align security efforts with business priorities to protect what matters most.

What we would like from you

• Duration: 1-2 years of experience in a SOC or cybersecurity-related role.
• Certification: Able to demonstrate security industry certifications.
• IT environments: Including Windows, Linux, VMware, and AKS.
• Security Tools: Proficiency with security tools including WAF, proxy, DNS, IDS, firewalls, anti-virus, data loss prevention, idP, IAM, PAM, and MFA.

Our benefits if you decide to join us:

• 25 days' holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• UK health care cover
• Staff Everyday Benefits card offering discounts with multiple retailers (10%)
• Corporate travel scheme with Merseyrail, Northern rail, Arriva & Transport for Wales
• Fabulous kitchen space which offers free tea and coffee
• Faith room open to all denominations along with dedicated kitchen space for Halal and Kosher food preparation
• Family friendly leave
• Community volunteering policy which allows you 2 days per year to support the community with charitable events

As a disability-confident committed company, we have a passion for championing equality. We welcome all colleagues into a work environment where success is attainable for everyone, regardless of disability, age.