Cyber Security Engineer

Erin Associates; Altrincham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and certification support

Career progression

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Erin Associates is seeking an IT Security Engineer in the UK to monitor and respond to security alerts, manage security tools, and support incident response in a modern hybrid IT environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on security engineering across cloud and on-prem, with salary up to £55,000 depending on experience and opportunities for training and career progression.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of core security technologies (NGFW, WAF, EDR, SIEM).
• Experience in SOC, security engineering, or infrastructure security role.
• Good networking knowledge and awareness of common attack types.
• Experience with log analysis and incident investigation.
• Familiarity with Windows and/or Linux environments.
• Understanding of OWASP Top 10 risks.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, incident-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and respond to security alerts across SIEM and EDR platforms.
• Manage and tune security tools including 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-prem environments.
• Contribute to security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Assist with threat detection engineering and rule tuning.

Skills

NGFW

WAF

EDR

SIEM

Networking knowledge

Incident investigation

Windows

Linux

OWASP Top 10

Threat hunting

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Job description

Salary: £45,000 - 55,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong understanding of core security technologies, including NGFW, WAF, EDR, and SIEM
• Experience in a SOC, security engineering, or infrastructure security role
• Good knowledge of networking and common attack types, such as SQL injection, phishing, and malware
• Experience with log analysis and incident investigation
• Familiarity with Windows and/or Linux environments
• Understanding of OWASP Top 10 security risks
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, incident-driven environment
• Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, GIAC GSEC, or ISC2 certifications are desirable
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud is desirable
• Scripting experience with PowerShell, Python, or Bash is desirable
• Exposure to threat hunting or SIEM rule development is desirable

Responsibilities

• Monitor and respond to security alerts across SIEM and EDR platforms
• Manage and tune security tools including 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-prem environments
• Contribute to security policies, standards, and procedures
• Assist with threat detection engineering and rule tuning

Technologies

• Azure
• Bash
• Cloud
• Support
• Linux
• OWASP
• PowerShell
• Python
• SQL
• Security
• WAF
• Web
• Windows
• AWS

More

We are a growing cyber security team based in Altrincham, South Manchester, and we are looking for a skilled and motivated IT Security Engineer / Cyber Security to join us. This is a hands-on technical role where you will work closely with infrastructure, cloud, and SOC teams to detect, prevent, and respond to security threats across a modern hybrid IT environment. We offer a salary of up to £55,000 depending on experience, plus benefits, along with training and certification support, career progression within a growing security function, and a collaborative and supportive technical team environment.

last updated 36 week of 2026