Cyber Security Engineer – 12-Month Placement

FSP Retail Team; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Mentoring

Professional development

Job summary

FSP is offering a Cyber Security Engineer Placement Student for a 12-month placement within the Cyber Security Capability. You will work with experienced security engineers to design, build and improve security solutions across cloud, identity, data and applications, gaining hands-on exposure in Azure, AWS, GCP, Defender, Entra ID, and security operations.

The role requires UK residency for 5 years and eligibility for SC clearance; hybrid working in the UK, with cross-team collaboration and real

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology or another relevant subject area, with the opportunity to undertake a 12-month placement as part of your degree.
• Strong interest in cyber security and a desire to build hands-on experience in Cyber Engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an interest in diagnosing technical problems and working through them logically.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical ideas clearly to colleagues and clients.
• Curious, adaptable and motivated to learn new security technologies, engineering approaches and platforms.
• Enjoys hands-on technology, learning by doing and working collaboratively within technical delivery teams.
• A foundational understanding of networks, operating systems, cloud, identity, security controls, threats and vulnerabilities.
• Any practical, academic or personal experience with security labs, scripting or coding, cloud platforms, Linux, networking, automation or cyber projects would be advantageous, but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of FSP delivery teams to engineer and implement cyber security solutions for clients.
• Help configure, test and maintain security controls across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Support the implementation and optimisation of Microsoft security technologies such as Defender, Sentinel, Purview and Entra ID.
• Contribute to identity, access, cloud, data and application security engineering activities.
• Support vulnerability management, security testing and technical remediation activities under the guidance of experienced engineers.
• Help troubleshoot technical security issues and document configurations, implementation steps and engineering decisions clearly.
• Learn how automation, scripting, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code can be used to make security controls more consistent and repeatable.
• Collaborate with security architects, engineers and other FSP technical teams to translate designs into working technical solutions.
• Build knowledge of recognised cyber security frameworks, engineering standards and secure configuration practices.

Skills

Cyber security

Problem solving

Communication skills

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree in Cyber Security

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Microsoft Intune

Entra ID

Job description

FSP is offering a Cyber Security Engineer Placement Student for a 12-month placement within the Cyber Security Capability. You will work with experienced security engineers to design, build and improve security solutions across cloud, identity, data and applications, gaining hands-on exposure in Azure, AWS, GCP, Defender, Entra ID, and security operations.

The role requires UK residency for 5 years and eligibility for SC clearance; hybrid working in the UK, with cross-team collaboration and real