Cyber Security Engineer

Morson Human Resources Limited; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Insurance

25 days annual leave

Car scheme

Plus, more

Job summary

Morson Human Resources Limited in the United Kingdom is seeking a Cyber Security Specialist to join a multi-disciplinary security team. You will deliver threat detection and response, vulnerability scanning, dark web monitoring, social engineering assessments, and security reporting for a diverse client base.

You will develop and maintain security tooling and integrations, support AI-driven capabilities to improve threat detection, and act as a technical escalation point for complex incidents.

Qualifications

• Strong technical expertise in security, network, and infrastructure technologies.
• Experience with secure Azure/AWS cloud environments and Microsoft security tools.
• Knowledge of social engineering, phishing threats, and security best practices; certifications advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain security tooling and integrations to improve detection and response.
• Support AI-driven capabilities to enhance threat detection and incident resolution.
• Act as escalation point for complex security incidents and lead containment/remediation.
• Maintain up-to-date awareness of threats, actors, and vulnerabilities; collaborate with teams and clients.

Skills

Security expertise

Networking

Cloud security

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Sentinel

Security tooling development

DevOps / CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Communication skills

AI/ML awareness

Tools

Azure

AWS

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Sentinel

CI/CD tools

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Your Role:

As a Cyber Security Specialist, you will work within a multi-disciplinary security team delivering a broad range of services, including threat detection and response, vulnerability scanning, dark web monitoring, social engineering assessments, and security reporting. You will act as a technical escalation point for complex security incidents, leading containment and remediation activities while helping to maintain and enhance the security posture of a diverse client base.

The role also involves developing and maintaining security tooling and integrations, while supporting the adoption of AI-driven capabilities to improve threat detection and response. Working closely with internal teams and customers, you will ensure effective incident resolution and vulnerability compliance, while staying up to date with emerging threats, threat actors, attack techniques, and vulnerabilities. This role can offer 3 days remote working.

Essential Experience:

• Strong technical expertise in security, network, and infrastructure technologies, including experience with secure Azure/AWS cloud environments, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Sentinel, and security tooling development.


• Proven ability to drive security automation and operational improvements using modern DevOps practices such as CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code, with experience designing, building, and optimising security platforms.


• Excellent communication, teamwork, customer service, and problem-solving skills, combined with a proactive approach and knowledge of social engineering, phishing threats, and security best practices; relevant Microsoft certifications and AI/ML qualifications are advantageous.

Benefits:

• Pension


• Life Insurance


• 25 days annual leave


• Car scheme


• Plus, more

Next Steps:

Due to the sensitive environments, where you will be based for this position, you will need to be able to pass security checks to be considered.