Overview

Security Engineer
6 months
Remote
Inside IR35 – Umbrella only

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Solution Architects with initial testing and POC of Cyber Security solutions.
• Implement infrastructure, networking and integration components as per the approved design.
• Collaborate with the Solution Architects to ensure all build related work is complete, documented and ready for testing.
• Plan the deployment phase along with the Architects and Project Managers as per defined timelines.

Post Deployment Support

• Draft test plans along with Test managers and Architects for assigned projects.
• Help with fixing any bugs identified during testing or pilot phase.
• Review any incidents created in the projects service now queue and involve the appropriate teams to help fix them.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Ability to forge strong relationship with change management, project management team members.
• Work with end users to fix any bugs post deployment of solutions.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience working as security engineer on large scale programmes in the Cyber Security Portfolio largely on Identity based security, Data classification and Cyber Security Resilience.
• Implementation knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID features like application integration, provisioning, MFA, SSPR and Conditional Access policies.
• Prior experience deploying Data classification using Microsoft Purview for a large enterprise.
• Experience collaborating with the Security Operations Centre (SOC) to optimise security monitoring, response planning and execution.
• Understanding of vulnerability management and threat landscape detection and remediation.
• Proven experience in being part of Disaster Recovery and Business continuity testing for critical applications.
• Ability to perform basic Active directory administration tasks for project work such as user, group and Group policy updates.

Essential Technical Skills & Qualifications

• Experience of the M365 security stack : Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Entra ID, Device management using Intune, Identity Governance.
• Cloud Security (Tenable, CyberArk, MDR,VPN)
• Knowledge of best practices and procedures related to Cyber Essentials, UK DPA/GDPR

Desirable Experience

• Proficiency in configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Checkpoint Firewalls and security policies
• Ability to troubleshoot network related failures during deployments and identify root cause.

If you are interested, please apply at first instance!