Cyber Security Engineer

N Brown Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital retailer in Manchester is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to enhance their cyber security services. You will work with cloud environments, implement security tooling, and support incident response. The role offers hybrid working, 24 days holiday, and opportunities for professional growth in a diverse environment.

Benefits

24 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Enhanced maternity and adoption leave

Company pension with up to 8% contribution

Mental health support services

Colleague discount across all brands

Onsite cafe with subsidised rates

Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Knowledge of monitoring cloud environments using cloud native tooling.
• Experience in software delivery pipelines and automated deployments.
• Understanding of relevant security threats and controls.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation.
• Onboard and integrate AWS native tools for incident detection.
• Develop self-service tools for engineering teams.

Skills

Monitoring cloud environments

Software delivery pipelines

Incident response

SIEM experience

Compliance frameworks

Tools

Python

Terraform

GitLab

Jenkins

AWS

Azure

GCP

Splunk

MS Defender APT

Akamai

Rapid7

Job description

We re looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to join our team responsible for implementing, managing and enhancing the technology underpinning N Brown s cyber security services.

You ll have a good understanding of a range of tools like web application firewalls, intrusion detection technologies, vulnerability scanners and SIEM s; and the technical knowledge to integrate them to enhance our protection.

You ll also need a good understanding of the native tooling available in our cloud environments and will need to work with other engineering teams on their implementation. We're looking for someone who is pragmatic, with a good understanding of the risks to the business and practical ways to mitigate them, someone who can make the most of the tools available and solve problems creatively, and who keeps the needs of our internal customers at the forefront of everything they do.

What will you do as a Cyber Security Engineer at N Brown?

• To identify opportunities to improve efficiency in processes through automation
• Onboarding and integrating AWS native tools to enable detection and response to incidents, vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, etc in our AWS environments.
• Developing self-service tools for N Brown's engineering teams
• To work with other operational departments to ensure that our cyber controls remain effective, fit-for-purpose and are performing optimally.
• Implementation of new security tooling
• To maintain security platforms and ensure they are operating effectively.
• Support the wider Security team improve their efficiency through automation, and support incident response efforts when required.

What skills and experience will you have as Cyber Security Engineer?

• Knowledge of monitoring cloud environments using cloud native tooling.
• Experience in software delivery pipelines and automated deployments.
• An understanding of relevant security threats and controls to protect against them.
• Experience responding to incidents across corporate and customer-facing web applications, identifying potential threats and mitigating/escalating as required would be beneficial.
• Experience with SIEM Platforms (ideally Splunk), including working with logs and creating correlation searches and dashboards is a plus.
• Experience of working within PCI DSS, or other compliance frameworks.

Software and Technology

• Coding languages (Python, Teraform)
• Build pipeline tools (Gitlab, Jenkins)
• IaaS (AWS, Azure, GCP) & SIEM (ideally Splunk)
• Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools such as MS Defender APT.
• Network and Host Intrusion Detection/Prevention tools
• Web Application Firewalls (ideally Akamai)
• Vulnerability scanning tools (ideally Rapid7)

What s in it for you?

• Hybrid working (2-3 days in the office at a minimum) + 24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays) + paid volunteer time
• Annual bonus scheme
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
• Company pension with up to 8% N Brown contribution
• Mental Health support both internally and externally, including access to our wellbeing champions and counselling services
• A range of financial wellbeing support
• Colleague discount across all N Brown brands
• Onsite caf?? with subsidised rates and local restaurant discounts!
• Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance

N Brown who we are and why work for us?
At N Brown, we re committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment that values equality for all. Our vision is that by championing inclusion, we ll become the most loved and trusted fashion retailer. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are, therefore, at the heart of our culture.

We re a forward-thinking digital retailer with a financial services proposition to be proud of. We re customer-obsessed, serving them through three core brands: JD Williams, Simply Be, and Jacamo. We re experienced, with over 160 years of trading under our belt. We re inclusive, as we believe in fashion without boundaries; and we re sustainable, striving to make as little impact on the planet as possible.

In May 2024 we were delighted to be named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. We work hard to create a happy and inclusive culture for everyone and we re so proud to have made this list - as voted for by our very own colleagues!

Ways of Working
We offer hybrid working which varies across the business depending on the role you re in. Our Head Office is located in the Northern Quarter in Manchester City Centre. So, if you are travelling by train, tram or bus we re perfectly located, plus we re surrounded by cool cafes, trendy bars and the best places to eat!

Our working hours are 36.17 per week and our core working hours are between 10am - 4pm. Given we don t have strict working hours you can find the working pattern that s right for you.

Our promise to you:
We re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

What happens when you apply to this role as Cyber Security Engineer at N Brown?
As soon as we receive your application, we ll send you an email to let you know. We always aim to come back to you as soon as possible with an update and we really appreciate you taking the time to apply for a role with us. Good luck!