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Senior Cyber Security Engineer

DGH Recruitment Ltd.City, London🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 25 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This role offers significant career growth by allowing you to own and develop cybersecurity controls and architecture, while also leading impactful IT security projects. You'll thrive here if you have a strong background in cybersecurity engineering, a passion for tackling complex challenges, and a desire to contribute to a reputable company with hybrid flexibility. Apply today to advance your expertise in a dynamic environment!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
City, London, United Kingdom

Job Description

Senior Cyber Security Engineer/Specialist

Working policy: 4 days per week required in the office during probation, 3 days thereafter.

Reporting into my clients Infrastructure Engineering Manager, the role will be responsible for the ownership and continual development of cybersecurity controls and security architecture.

Key areas of focus:

Cyber Security Engineering:
- Identify vulnerabilities in hardware and software to be remediated by Engineering/Operations teams.
- Understand current and emerging security threats.
- Assist and lead in Incident Response investigations and mitigation

Project Delivery:
- Be able where relevant to participate in and lead varied IT Infrastructure life cycle & security projects. Including HLD creation, solution costing and review.
- Ensure that proposed infrastructure architecture/design are aligned with Firms policies.
- Post project, participate in evaluating the success of the project, identifying best practices and lessons learned.

3rd Line Support:
- Provide Major Problem/Incident Support where Operations team need steering from a subject matter expert.
- Liaison with 3rd party suppliers on system issues.
- Ensuring that all members of 3rd level teams have the relevant skills sharing, procedures and documentation.

Required Skills/Experience:
- 5+ years experience of working within a cyber security engineering/specialist capacity.
- Knowledge of best practices in modern security architectures and incident responses.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft security environments (including Defender & Sentinel).
- Excellent problem-solving ability including leading multi-disciplinary teams to identify, research and coordinate resource to diagnose & troubleshoot complex issues.
- Hold at least one security related certifications such as CISSP, CEH, CCNA Security.

Senior Cyber Security Engineer/Specialist

In accordance with the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003, this position is advertised based upon DGH Recruitment Limited having first sought approval of its client to find candidates for this position.

DGH Recruitment Limited acts as both an Employment Agency and Employment Business

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