Cyber Security Engineer

BAE Systems.; Preston; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense company is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to protect their enterprise IT infrastructure. The role involves safeguarding against threats and requires proven experience in Cyber Security. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £52,000 and flexible working arrangements, making it suitable for skilled professionals passionate about security in technology.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Health and wellbeing benefits

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Cyber Security role.
• Diligent and detail-oriented.
• Experience in configuring security systems.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard enterprise IT infrastructure from cyber threats.
• Support SIEM and cloud technologies.
• Maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Technical background in Cyber Security

Communicative style

Experience with RHEL and Microsoft Windows

Attention to detail

Tools

Splunk Enterprise Platform

Azure Sentinel

Job description

Overview

Job title: Cyber Security Engineer

Location: Preston or Frimley

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £52,000 depending on skills and experience

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team safeguarding BAE Systems UK enterprise IT infrastructure against cyber threats through the configuration, installation and maintenance of Cyber Security Technical Control Software solutions and compensating controls
• Supporting SIEM (On-premise and Cloud), SOAR, Protection and Monitoring technologies
• Continuously work towards organisational, departmental and individual objectives and uphold security standards and principles
• Production of targeted and concise material that can be easily understood by service stakeholders
• Maintain an excellent working relationship with BAE Systems peers, to ensure a consistency of approach both internally to BAE Systems and externally to industry working groups
• Provide on call duties as required

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• A good technical background with a proven experience in a Cyber Security role
• An open and communicative style that engenders trust and promotes good working relationships
• Proven experience of maintaining and configuring RHEL and Microsoft Windows Platforms
• Diligent and pays close attention to detail to ensure that records, emails and instructions are produced to a consistently high standard

Desirable:

• Knowledge of deploying, maintaining and configuring a Splunk Enterprise Platform
• Knowledge of maintaining and configuring an Azure Sentinel platform

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The EIT Cyber Security Engineering SIEM team

Within EIT Cyber Security Engineering - Team SIEM, the primary focus is to provide and maintain the UK Cyber Security Operations Enhanced Protective Monitoring Capability platform (EPMC). The SIEM, both on-premise and cloud based, collates system logs to create a searchable dataset for analysis. This allows the EIT Cyber Security Operations Centre to monitor, search, analyse and visualise the data for potential threat alerts.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date

Closing Date: 24th September 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.