Cyber Security Engineer

Tesco UK; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retailer in the United Kingdom is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to enhance its cyber security prevention capabilities. This role involves developing and maintaining technical controls across a wide range of environments, providing strategic improvements, and collaborating with various teams to bolster data protection strategies. Candidates should have experience with cyber security platforms and scripting languages.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience working with cyber security prevention platforms.
• Working knowledge of at least one programming language, including scripting languages.
• Familiarity with security frameworks for data protection.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain technical prevention controls across systems.
• Ensure prevention capability is fit for both on-premises and public cloud environments.
• Provide support during cyber security incidents.

Skills

Hands-on experience with cyber security prevention platforms

Working knowledge of scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash)

Familiarity with security frameworks

Knowledge of hardening & compliance frameworks

Understanding of REST APIs

Job description

As a Cyber Security Engineer, you will develop, implement, and continuously improve Tesco’s cyber security prevention capability both day-to-day and strategically for the Tesco Group.

You will be required to understand the changing threat landscape, identify opportunities for improvement in existing capability, and ensure appropriate coverage for the organisation. You will work closely with multiple teams, including security operations, detection engineering, risk & compliance and our subsidiary businesses.

This includes protecting a large and diverse estate of assets and identities. These are both on-prem and in public cloud, from servers to user workstations.

Responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining technical prevention controls across endpoint and email systems, with a focus on Data Loss Prevention (DLP), system operating system hardening and secure configuration.

You will need to ensure prevention capability is fit for both on-premises and public cloud environments, working at significant scale, and across a diverse range of asset types.

In addition, you may provide support during cyber security incidents, security testing, and work with other security teams to deliver automation and standardisation to improve efficiency and data protection strategies.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience working with cyber security prevention platforms (antivirus, endpoint protection platform)
• Working knowledge of at least one programming language, including scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell or Bash
• Familiarity with security frameworks for data protection and data classification methodologies
• Working knowledge of hardening & compliance frameworks or guidelines (CIS)
• Working knowledge of REST APIs

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