Cyber Security Engineer – Junior – Mid-Level – Contract – Brighton

Talent-Relay Limited; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent-Relay Limited is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer (Junior – Mid-Level) for a contract role in Brighton with hybrid work options. The position focuses on AI-enabled detection and response capabilities across cybersecurity domains.

You will collaborate with detection, infrastructure, cloud, and platform teams to onboard integrations and validate AI-assisted workflows. The role requires 3+ years of cybersecurity experience, familiarity with SIEM/SOAR/EDR, and strong testing and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, security operations, threat detection, or platform implementation roles.
• Experience implementing and integrating enterprise security technologies.
• Familiarity with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, threat intelligence, and SOC workflows.
• Understanding of network security, APIs, authentication, IAM, and cloud environments.
• Experience conducting security testing, attack simulation, validation, or purple team activities.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of agentic SOC capabilities, AI assistants, and workflow automation solutions.
• Coordinate onboarding of integrations, data sources, APIs, service accounts, and required permissions.
• Work with network, cloud, identity, and platform teams to establish connectivity and access required for deployments.
• Validate AI-assisted detection, triage, investigation, and response workflows.
• Develop and execute testing scenarios, attack simulations, and operational readiness exercises.
• Identify integration issues, workflow gaps, and operational risks.
• Support troubleshooting, issue resolution, and deployment activities.
• Document implementation requirements, testing results, operational procedures, and architecture.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Security operations

Threat detection

Platform integration

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Job description

Cyber Security Engineer – Junior – Mid-Level – Contract – Brighton

Dan Dorrington

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Job Title: Cyber Security Engineer – Junior – Mid-Level
Location: Brighton / 3 days per week onsite
Job Type: Contract until end in 2026 – long term contract (12 month extension)
Salary /Day Rate: £200 – £225 per day (Inside IR35)
Working setup: Hybrid – 3 days in office
Industry Sector: Financial Services, Fintech
Candidates must have the right to work in the United Kingdom

Introduction

My long-term client partner is urgently seeking a Junior – Mid level Cyber Security Engineer to support the implementation, integration, testing, and validation of AI-enabled detection and response capabilities. You will work across Cyber Detection & Response, infrastructure, network, cloud, and platform teams to onboard integrations, resolve deployment dependencies, and validate AI-assisted detection, investigation, and response workflows through testing and attack simulation activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Support implementation of agentic SOC capabilities, AI assistants, and workflow automation solutions.


• Coordinate onboarding of integrations, data sources, APIs, service accounts, and required permissions.


• Work with network, cloud, identity, and platform teams to establish connectivity and access required for deployments.


• Validate AI-assisted detection, triage, investigation, and response workflows.


• Develop and execute testing scenarios, attack simulations, and operational readiness exercises.


• Identify integration issues, workflow gaps, and operational risks.


• Support troubleshooting, issue resolution, and deployment activities.


• Document implementation requirements, testing results, operational procedures, and architecture.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, security operations, threat detection, or platform implementation roles.


• Experience implementing and integrating enterprise security technologies.


• Familiarity with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, threat intelligence, and SOC workflows.


• Understanding of network security, APIs, authentication, IAM, and cloud environments.


• Experience conducting security testing, attack simulation, validation, or purple team activities.


• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.