Security Engineer – Cyber Security (South Manchester)

About the role

We are seeking a motivated Security Engineer to join our growing cyber‑security team in South Manchester. You will work hands‑on across hybrid on‑prem and cloud environments, collaborating with infrastructure, cloud and SOC teams to protect critical systems and respond to incidents.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and respond to alerts on SIEM and EDR platforms.
• Manage, tune and maintain firewalls, WAFs and endpoint protection solutions.
• Investigate security incidents and support remediation efforts.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and track remediation.
• Implement security controls across cloud and on‑premise environments.
• Contribute to security policies, standards and procedures.
• Assist with threat detection engineering and rule tuning.

Required profile

• Strong understanding of core security technologies (NGFW, WAF, EDR, SIEM).
• Experience in a SOC, security engineering or infrastructure security role.
• Good knowledge of networking and common attack vectors such as SQL injection, phishing and malware.
• Familiarity with Windows and/or Linux environments.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, incident‑driven environment.

Required skills

• NGFW
• WAF
• EDR
• SIEM
• Firewalls
• Endpoint protection
• Vulnerability assessment
• Windows
• Linux
• OWASP Top 10
• PowerShell
• Python
• Bash
• AWS
• Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud Platform
• Networking
• SQL injection
• Phishing
• Malware

What we offer

• Salary up to £55,000 per year, dependent on experience.
• Opportunity to work with modern security tools and technologies.
• Training and certification support.
• Career progression within a growing security function.
• Collaborative, supportive technical team environment.
• Pension, flexible working, flu vaccinations, cycle‑to‑work scheme and more.