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 protect critical systems, improve our security posture, and support incident response across a hybrid IT environment.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and respond to security alerts using SIEM and EDR platforms.
• Manage and tune security tools such as firewalls, WAFs, and endpoint protection.
• Investigate and support response to security incidents.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and track remediation.
• Support implementation of 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 types (SQL injection, phishing, malware).
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, incident‑driven environment.

Required skills

• NGFW, WAF, EDR, SIEM platforms.
• Firewalls and endpoint protection tools.
• Log analysis and incident investigation.
• Windows and Linux operating systems.
• OWASP Top 10 security risks.
• Scripting with PowerShell, Python or Bash.
• Cloud platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud.

What we offer

• Salary up to £55,000 per year (range £45,000‑£55,000).
• Opportunity to work with modern security tools and technologies.
• Training and certification support.
• Career progression within a growing security function.
• Collaborative and supportive technical team environment.
• Pension, flexible working, flu jabs, cycle‑to‑work scheme and more.