Cyber Security Engineer

Cyber Security Engineer – London (Hybrid)

I’m supporting a leading financial services client that’s investing heavily in strengthening and modernising its cyber security capability. This role sits right at the centre of that journey, helping design, implement and mature the controls, tooling and processes that underpin their security posture across a Microsoft‐focused technology estate.

You’ll be hands‐on with the engineering and architecture that keep the organisation secure, while also influencing how secure‐by‐design thinking is embedded into wider technology decisions. Working closely with teams across IT, you’ll act as a trusted security specialist, ensuring controls are effective, risk‐aligned and built to meet regulatory expectations.

If you’re passionate about threat detection, incident response and building modern security capabilities, this role puts you at the heart of a growing cyber function with the scope to make a real impact.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Enhancing and operating core security capabilities including SIEM, MDR, monitoring and threat detection
• Supporting incident response activities: triage, investigation, containment and recovery
• Contributing to DFIR workflows and maturing incident playbooks
• Acting as the go‐to specialist for security controls, tooling and best practice
• Designing, implementing and maintaining security solutions across endpoint, identity, network and cloud
• Improving key processes such as vulnerability management, patch governance, IAM and endpoint security
• Developing and maintaining security policies, SOPs and response playbooks
• Feeding CTI insights into detection logic and response processes
• Supporting projects that uplift enterprise security capability (log aggregation, IAM, EDR, etc.)
• Providing security input into change management, asset management and third‐party assessments

What You’ll Bring

Essential:

• 3+ years in a hands‐on Cyber Security Engineer/Analyst role
• Experience in financial services or another regulated environment
• Strong exposure to security tooling: SIEM, EDR, MDR, vulnerability scanners, patching, CASB, DLP
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP, network protocols and packet analysis
• Ability to assess the security posture of OS, cloud services and network appliances
• Confident working with cross‐functional teams and communicating clearly
• Comfortable working across monitoring, detection and engineering responsibilities

Desirable:

• Certifications such as CISSP, CEH, CISM
• Knowledge of OS hardening and CIS Benchmarks
• Familiarity with ISO27001, NIST, PCI DSS, GDPR, Cyber Essentials
• Exposure to Threat Intelligence platforms, DFIR tooling or SIR frameworks

Who You Are

• A proactive, curious security professional who enjoys solving complex problems
• Someone who communicates clearly and collaborates well
• Comfortable working in a fast‐moving, regulated environment
• Motivated by improving controls and protecting customer assets

This is a great opportunity to influence and mature a security function while working with modern tooling and a supportive team. If you’re ready to take the next step in your cyber career, we’d love to speak with you.