Security Engineer

Security Engineer – Azure Focus | Permanent Role

My client, a dynamic, award-winning energy group is looking for a hands-on Security Engineer with deep Azure expertise to help evolve and enhance their security operations. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and wants to contribute to cutting-edge security strategy and delivery.

The Role:

As a Security Engineer, you\’ll take ownership of critical security functions, with a primary focus on cloud (Azure) infrastructure. You’ll be responsible for the maturity and performance of SIEM, SOC, and EDR capabilities, as well as proactively responding to incidents, enhancing compliance, and integrating innovative security technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform SOC operations including incident triage, threat detection, and response
• Advance and manage SIEM and EDR systems to optimise threat monitoring in Azure
• Lead incident response efforts, including root cause analysis and remediation
• Conduct security testing across applications and networks to identify vulnerabilities
• Monitor and act on emerging threats with up-to-date threat intelligence
• Enforce secure coding practices and monitor DevOps pipelines
• Evaluate, test, and deploy new security technologies
• Support compliance and audit efforts through evidence gathering and process improvement
• Carry out risk assessments on corporate environments
• Manage security awareness programs and execute social engineering campaigns

Experience & Skills Required:

• Experience working with compliance standards like NIST2, SOC2, ISO 27001
• Strong hands-on experience managing Azure cloud infrastructure
• Proven expertise in IAM, vulnerability management, SIEM configuration, and security testing
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, WAF, ingress)
• Familiarity with GIT, version control, and SDLC pipelines
• Background in CPSM (Cloud Platform Security Management) is advantageous