Security Operations Engineer

Security Operations Engineer

Birmingham (hybrid working - 3 days per week onsite)

55,000 - 60,000 PA plus excellent benefits

Our client, a public facing and well know organisation with a reputation for dependable services, modernisation and a people-first approach to both customers and employees is seeking an ambitious Security Engineer to join their well established IT department

This is a great opportunity for a confident, driven IT professional with a strong infrastructure background who's ready to take the next step into security engineering. You don't need to be a security expert yet, but you do need to be genuinely passionate about cybersecurity, eager to learn and confident working in a hands-on technical environment. You'll be joining a collaborative IT team, working closely with the Information Security Manager.

As Security Operations Engineer, you'll play a key part in protecting and improving the organisation's digital infrastructure. The work is operational and hands-on, maintaining and enhancing existing tools and controls, monitoring vulnerabilities and ensuring systems are patched and secure.

Responsibilities:

Managing and optimising security tools and platforms (SIEM, XDR, IDAM policies etc.)

Monitoring vulnerabilities, investigating incidents and implementing corrective actions

Supporting patching compliance and vulnerability remediation

Ensuring security best practices are applied across networks, applications and systems

Participating in change reviews and advising on improvements to existing setups

Supporting compliance with frameworks such as ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus and CAF

Requirements:

A solid background in IT infrastructure and/or network engineering

Some exposure to, or a growing focus on, cybersecurity and vulnerability management

Understanding of network devices, configurations and security principles

Familiarity with common tools and concepts (e.g. SIEM, DLP, endpoint protection, firewalls, Cisco Secure Connect, etc.)

Confidence to identify issues, suggest improvements and work collaboratively across teams

A genuine passion for cyber security

Certifications such as CISSP, SC-200, or AZ-500 would be great to see, but aren't essential

Competitive salary and a range of excellent benefits on offer; free/heavily discounted travel, an industry leading pension scheme, 25 days holiday plus much more.