Cyber Security Solutions Engineer in Manchester

We are looking for a Cyber Security Solutions Engineer to join our growing team of like-minded tech people. Reporting to the Enterprise Solution Architect, the Cyber Security Solutions Engineer is responsible for designing secure IT solutions across razorblue’s client base. This role combines strong technical capability with commercial awareness and excellent customer engagement skills. You’ll work closely with the Solution Architect team, Consulting, and Security Operations teams to ensure proposed solutions are secure, practical to deliver, and aligned with industry best practice. You’ll support pre-sales engagements, contribute to solution design, and act as a trusted technical advisor throughout delivery and service improvement activities. This is a hands-on consulting role in an MSP environment, focused on practical remediation and customer outcomes. The ideal candidate will have strong experience across Windows Server, Microsoft 365/Azure, and modern security technologies, and will be comfortable switching between customer meetings, technical design sessions, and hands-on engineering work when required.

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

• Pre-Sales & Solution Design (40%)
  • Contribute to the design of secure infrastructure and cloud solutions for new and existing clients.
  • Produce and review technical design documents (HLDs) in line with razorblue standards.
  • Ensure security controls and security-by-design principles are built into proposed solutions.
  • Join client meetings to gather requirements and translate them into secure technical recommendations.
  • Present proposed designs confidently to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Support Account Managers and the Solution Architect team in preparing technical proposals, scopes, and statements of work.
  • Balance commercial and technical priorities to deliver solutions that are secure, supportable, and viable.
• Security Remediation & Infrastructure Delivery (20%)
  • Provide hands-on technical support to implement security improvements across customer environments.
  • Support remediation of vulnerabilities and configuration weaknesses through practical changes and clear technical guidance.
  • Assist with the deployment and improvement of security controls across Microsoft 365, Azure, and on-premises infrastructure.
  • Work with Consulting and Security Operations teams to prioritise remediation activity based on risk and customer impact.
  • Contribute to improving secure baselines, hardening standards, and repeatable remediation approaches.
• Security Standards & Assurance (40%)
  • Support clients with security improvements aligned to frameworks such as Cyber Essentials, ISO27001 principles, and NCSC guidance.
  • Contribute to internal and client-facing security reviews, readiness assessments, and improvement recommendations.
  • Ensure designs and delivered solutions follow secure baseline standards and good practice.
  • Help improve internal documentation, standards, and reusable secure design patterns.

Experience

• Experience working in an MSP, consultancy, or multi-customer environment.
• Strong Microsoft stack experience including Microsoft 365 and Azure.
• Windows Server installation, configuration, and troubleshooting experience.
• Understanding of identity and access controls including MFA and Conditional Access.
• Experience supporting vulnerability remediation and security improvement activities.
• Exposure to security tooling such as endpoint protection, email security, and next-generation firewalls.
• Exposure to SIEM tooling such as Microsoft Sentinel (desirable).

Skills

• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and perform your own research when required.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a practical, customer-focused mindset.
• Ability to work on your own and as part of a team.
• High standards of professionalism and personal presentation.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

Continuous learning and development are central to our culture, and we heavily invest in elevating our people, not just hiring those already at an expert level.

Razorblue Gives

Working for an IT partner isn’t for the faint hearted, it requires drive, passion for technology, collaboration, and a drive to innovate. If you want to learn more about the IT domain as a whole or specialise in one particular area, you can do that here. We are not looking for the most qualified people, but people who have a true drive to learn and a passion for the technology sector. Our learning and development opportunities, combined with our team's drive for growth, result in a high volume of promotions granted year after year. We operate a hybrid working policy across most roles and often get asked why we haven’t made the decision to go fully remote… For us, natural learning opportunities are invaluable and office working enables this and has also inspired our collective culture of teamwork.

Our Other Benefits Include

• Base salary of £55,000 - £65,000 per annum depending on skills and knowledge.
• Hybrid working (50% in the office/ at home).
• Flexible working to suit your work life fit.
• 25 days holidays per annum + public holidays + the ability to purchase 10 more.
• Private Health Insurance with Vitality Health.
• Your birthday off.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption leave + baby bonus.
• Fully funded training and accreditations to expand your skillset.
• Two paid charity volunteering days per year.
• Discounted Broadband.
• Life insurance.
• Quarterly team social fund.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Gear up with the latest tech toys through our partnership with Currys.
• Cruise around in an eco-friendly electric car with our EV Scheme.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in our application or interview process. We’re here to support you.