Cyber Security Engineer

Cyber Security Engineer
Hybrid - 4 days on-site p/w in London
Initial Contract to 30 April 2027
Inside IR35 - £544.83pd Umbrella Rate

Are you a cyber security engineer who enjoys owning a tool from deployment through to day-to-day operation, and then replacing it with something better?

We're recruiting a contract Senior Cyber Security Tooling Engineer for the IT Security team of a leading financial services organisation in London. The team is taking on management of a wide estate of security tooling across network, email, endpoint and web, plus platforms that support the red team, including forensics, continuous threat monitoring and deception systems.

It's a hands-on role with a real mix of platform operations and engineering projects, and some big migrations under way. Infrastructure engineers who have moved into cyber are welcome to apply.

What You'll Be Doing

• Running and supporting security platforms day to day, from patching and upgrades to policy tuning and troubleshooting
• Deploying, configuring and integrating new security tools, and handing them over with clear documentation
• Supporting red team and defensive teams by maintaining their forensic, threat monitoring and deception platforms
• Helping to replace existing vendors, including the move to a new web proxy and email gateway
• Working with a dedicated engineering team on projects and scaling out platforms
• Supporting audit and risk activity, with evidence kept accurate and easy to find

What You'll Bring

• Hands-on experience of enterprise cyber security tools, such as endpoint, network, email, web or cloud security
• Experience deploying, configuring, patching and maintaining security tools through their lifecycle
• Solid understanding of servers, firewalls, proxies and how they connect, with the confidence to troubleshoot using logs
• A good grasp of offensive and defensive security, and what it takes to keep controls effective
• Experience supporting audit or risk activity, or knowledge of frameworks such as ISO 27001 and NIST

Desirable: Python, Bash or PowerShell scripting, forensic, threat monitoring or deception tools, ServiceNow, Azure or AWS, CISSP, Security+, CEH

Please note: this role needs four days a week on site in London on an ongoing basis.

Apply today with your CV for this Senior Cyber Security Engineer contract role and we'll be in touch.

This role may suit candidates who have held roles including: Cyber Security Engineer, Information Security Engineer, Security Tooling Engineer, Security Operations Engineer, Security Platform Engineer, Infrastructure Security Engineer

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