Cyber Security Engineer

About the role

Redgate is looking for a hands‑on Cyber Security Engineer to design, build and operate security controls that protect its people, products and customers. You will work across cloud and physical infrastructure, collaborating with development and information‑security teams.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build and operate security controls across infrastructure and applications.
• Investigate security incidents hands‑on, including after‑hours work when critical.
• Partner with engineers and business teams to enable secure delivery of services.
• Support commercial teams to give customers confidence in securely deploying Redgate products.

Required profile

• Hands‑on security engineering or security operations experience.
• Strong IAM knowledge at protocol level (OAuth 2.0, SAML, OIDC) with practical debugging experience.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (preferably Terraform) and automation.
• Familiarity with secure SDLC practices, version control and peer review.
• Experience conducting vendor security reviews and third‑party risk assessments.
• Practical vulnerability management and incident response experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Sentinel, Defender and KQL.
• Background in system administration or engineering that gives intuition for system failures.
• Comfortable using AI tools in daily work and strong communication skills for technical and non‑technical audiences.

Required skills

• OAuth 2.0
• SAML
• OIDC
• Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Microsoft Defender
• KQL (Kusto Query Language)

What we offer

• Salary range £60,000 – £70,000 per year.
• Hybrid working: home and Cambridge office.
• Monthly wellbeing allowance and generous paid time off.
• Investment in learning, development and career progression.
• Private health insurance.