Contract Cyber Security Engineer

Cyber Security Engineer

6-Month Contract | £500 per day | Inside IR35 | Birmingham Airport Area

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Cyber Security Engineer to take ownership of cyber security governance, compliance and technical security across a multi-site business.

This is a hands-on role where the successful candidate will be responsible for establishing a comprehensive cyber security framework, carrying out a full security audit and driving improvements across the organisation's security policies, controls and infrastructure.

Working closely with the IT Director and Lead Infrastructure Engineer, the role will combine strategic security governance with practical technical delivery, vulnerability management and proactive threat monitoring.

Objectives

• Establish a comprehensive cyber security governance and compliance framework, covering risk management, security strategy, incident response, business continuity and disaster recovery.
• Conduct a full cyber security audit, reviewing existing policies, procedures, access controls and security arrangements.
• Identify security risks, produce recommendations and drive remediation activities.
• Manage external penetration testing and ethical hacking exercises across the network perimeter and internal endpoints.
• Implement and manage an autonomous penetration testing / hacking solution.
• Oversee ongoing vulnerability management, patching, user access reviews, authentication protocols and security credentials.
• Manage and review phishing campaigns, firewall logging, security monitoring and threat detection.
• Work with MDR providers to monitor environmental health, investigate threats and resolve vulnerabilities.
• Produce regular progress reports for the IT Director, highlighting risks, actions and outstanding issues.
• Evaluate existing and emerging security technologies, working with third parties to recommend improvements.
• Progress them towards Cyber Essentials certification

Skills & Experience

You must be based within a commutable distance of Birmingham Airport to be considered for this role

• Strong experience in a Cyber Security Engineer or similar technical security role.
• Experience establishing cyber security governance, compliance frameworks and risk management processes.
• A strong technical understanding of network security, firewalls, endpoint protection and vulnerability management.
• Experience managing penetration testing, ethical hacking and security auditing.
• Knowledge of Azure AD / identity and access management.
• Experience with security monitoring, MDR solutions, threat detection and incident response.
• Familiarity with tools such as ESET, WatchGuard, FortiGuard, Check Point, Bitdefender and SentinelOne.
• Experience with autonomous security testing tools, ideally Horizon3.ai NodeZero, would be beneficial.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to report technical risks and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Coburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.