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Cyber Security Engineer

Anson MccadeLondon, UK🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 7 Oct 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
£50k - £67k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Temporary/Casual
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom
Posted
2 days ago
GCPAWSELKSplunkAzureBashCloudFormationPowerShellPythonTerraform

Job Description

Cyber Security EngineerSecurity Engineer

Location: London – Hybrid
Salary: £50,000 - £67,000 + benefits

The role

We're looking for a Security Engineer to join a growing engineering team working across complex client environments, including cloud, on-premises and hybrid infrastructure.

You'll work across security engineering, automation, security tooling and infrastructure, helping clients identify and manage risk while strengthening their security posture.

What you'll be doing
  • Design and implement security tools, systems and processes.
  • Work across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments.
  • Automate security processes, including SIEM and log ingestion.
  • Manage firewalls and network security.
  • Carry out infrastructure security assessments using standards such as CIS Benchmarks.
  • Work with engineering and security teams to embed security best practice.
  • Support security monitoring, incident response and threat intelligence.
What we're looking for

Experience in some of the following:

  • Cyber security and platform engineering.
  • SIEM: Splunk, Sentinel, Cribl or ELK.
  • Cloud: AWS, Azure or GCP.
  • Scripting: Python, Bash or PowerShell.
  • Networking, IDS/IPS, vulnerability management or endpoint security.
  • IaC: Terraform, CloudFormation or Bicep.
  • Linux/WSL and CI/CD environments.
  • SOC or security operations experience.

Experience with AI security/hardening or DevSecOps would also be beneficial.

On-call support may be required for high-priority incidents, with additional compensation provided.

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