Cyber Security Engineer

Experis; Leicester Forest East; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions 10%

Bonus scheme

30 days holiday

Flexible working

Private medical insurance

Life cover

Income protection

Cycle to work

Perkbox membership

Parental leave

Learning & development

Wellbeing events

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is recruiting a Cyber Security Engineer to shape and deliver the cyber security strategy across a financial services client. You will manage an external SOC, monitor threats and drive AI governance for safe use of Microsoft Copilot and related tools.

The role requires translating complex security findings into actionable business recommendations, delivering engaging trainings and securing cloud, endpoint and identity environments.

Qualifications

• Strong cyber security background with strategy experience.
• Experience managing an external SOC or security service provider.
• Practical knowledge of Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver cyber security strategy, identify priorities and drive improvements.
• Manage external SOC relationship, review service effectiveness and coordinate investigations.
• Monitor emerging threats, technologies and regulatory developments.
• Develop AI governance, controls and guidance for safe adoption of AI tools.
• Deliver security training, presentations and awareness activities.
• Assess and improve security controls across Microsoft cloud, endpoints and identity environments.
• Oversee vulnerability management and remediation prioritisation.
• Provide security guidance on projects and changes.
• Maintain clear documentation and operational records.

Skills

Cyber security strategy

External SOC management

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Sentinel

Cloud security

Incident response

Vulnerability management

AI governance

Presentation skills

Business recommendations

Tools

Defender for Cloud

Microsoft 365

Job description

Cyber Security Engineer

Cyber Strategy AI Governance Microsoft Security

We're recruiting for a Cyber Security Engineer to join an established financial services business. This role offers broad responsibility for cyber security, from shaping strategy and managing an external SOC relationship to helping the business adopt AI safely.

You’ll combine technical knowledge with the ability to influence decisions and explain security clearly. The emphasis is on identifying emerging risks, improving security capability and translating recommendations into practical action.

The role

• Help shape and deliver the cyber security strategy, identifying priorities and driving improvements.
• Manage the relationship with the external Security Operations Centre, reviewing service effectiveness and coordinating investigations and incident response.
• Monitor emerging threats, technologies and regulatory developments to understand their potential impact.
• Develop AI governance, controls and guidance to support the safe adoption of Microsoft Copilot and other AI tools.
• Deliver engaging training, presentations and awareness activities for colleagues across the business.
• Assess and improve security controls across Microsoft cloud, endpoint and identity environments.
• Oversee vulnerability management, working with internal teams and suppliers to prioritise remediation.
• Provide security guidance on technology projects and business changes.
• Maintain clear documentation, procedures and operational records.

About you

You’ll have experience taking responsibility for security decisions and improvements beyond day to day alert triage. You’ll be comfortable working independently, challenging constructively and collaborating within a smaller IT team.

We’re looking for:

• A strong cyber security background, with experience contributing to strategy and delivering improvements.
• Experience managing an external SOC or security service provider.
• Practical knowledge of Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel.
• An understanding of cloud security, incident response and vulnerability management.
• An interest in AI governance, including how to assess risks and establish proportionate controls.
• The confidence to deliver presentations and training to non technical audiences.
• The ability to turn technical findings into clear business recommendations.

Experience with Defender for Cloud or Microsoft Agent 365 would be useful. A background in a regulated environment, such as financial services, utilities, energy or healthcare, would also be an advantage.

What’s on offer

• 10% employer pension contributions.
• Bonus scheme, subject to eligibility.
• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with a holiday selling scheme.
• Flexible working options.
• Private medical insurance, including optical and dental cover, from day one.
• Life cover at four times your salary from day one.
• Income protection.
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work and electric car schemes.
• Interest free personal loans for a range of purposes.
• Perkbox membership.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Social events, wellbeing support and opportunities to contribute to community initiatives.

If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.