Cyber Security Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly growing SaaS company in Brighton seeks a Security Engineer to bolster its security function. The role involves maintaining secure infrastructure, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and supporting secure software practices. You will play a crucial part in incident response and security policy upkeep while working in a hybrid model.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Enhanced annual leave

Performance incentives

Personal learning budget

High-spec equipment

Qualifications

• Experience with compliance standards like ISO 27001 and SOC 2.
• Familiarity with security tools and monitoring platforms.
• Understanding of secure development processes, ideally in modern web stacks.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to embed secure-by-design principles.
• Perform vulnerability scanning and maintain security tooling.
• Monitor systems for risks and produce incident reports.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Proactive risk mitigation

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

SIEM

firewalls

endpoint protection

Job description

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Security Engineer – SaaS | Brighton (Hybrid)

Location: Brighton, UK (1 day per week in office)

A rapidly scaling SaaS company in the Brighton area is looking for a Security Engineer to help strengthen its growing security function. You’ll play a hands-on role in building and maintaining secure infrastructure, ensuring compliance with key industry standards, and supporting secure software development practices.

This is a hybrid role, requiring on-site presence once per week in their Brighton office.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to embed secure-by-design principles across platforms and services
• Perform regular vulnerability scanning, threat assessments, and maintain security tooling
• Monitor systems for potential risks and produce incident and compliance reports
• Support the definition and upkeep of security policies, standards, and procedures
• Contribute to the incident response process, including investigation and remediation
• Provide guidance and informal training on best practices across technical teams
• Ensure alignment with security certifications and frameworks such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2

What We’re Looking For:

• Familiarity with security tools and monitoring platforms (e.g. SIEM, firewalls, endpoint protection)
• Working knowledge of AWS and containerised environments (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Understanding of secure development processes — ideally with experience in or exposure to modern web stacks
• Experience working in line with compliance standards (e.g. ISO 27001, SOC 2)
• Comfort working in an agile, fast-paced SaaS environment, collaborating across technical functions
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and a proactive attitude toward risk mitigation

Bonus Points For:

• Exposure to PCI DSS or other security standards relevant to regulated industries
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and automation tooling

Why Join:

• Be part of a fast-moving company building impactful products in a supportive, people-first culture
• Competitive salary and flexible hybrid working
• Private healthcare, enhanced annual leave, and performance incentives
• Regular team events, personal learning budget, and high-spec equipment
• A collaborative, inclusive environment that supports your professional growth