Cyber Security Engineer - Microsoft Security Specialist

IT Naturally; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare from day one

Company bonus

Pension

Cycle to work

Wellbeing support

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Job summary

IT Naturally in Peterborough is seeking a skilled Cyber Security Engineer to join our security operations team. The role focuses on security monitoring, incident investigation and vulnerability management across Microsoft 365, Azure and endpoints, with emphasis on Defender XDR and related controls.

You will administer endpoint protection, CSP frameworks (ISO 27001/CIS/NIST), and contribute to on-call rotations while communicating risk clearly to customers and colleagues.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience as a Cyber Security Engineer.
• Hands-on experience with security monitoring, incident investigation and vulnerability management.
• Knowledge of Microsoft security technologies: Defender XDR, 365 security controls, Intune and Endpoint Security.
• Experience administering EDR platforms; CrowdStrike Falcon advantageous.
• Understanding of IAM, MFA, DLP, encryption and threat protection.
• Knowledge of Secure Email Gateways, DNS filtering, Secure Web Gateways, CASB and related controls.
• Awareness of secure design principles and ability to assess configurations and changes.
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, CIS Controls and NIST CSF.
• Awareness of data protection, AI governance and emerging tech security risks.
• Ability to communicate risks clearly to stakeholders; strong written work for policies and reports.
• Collaborative, customer-focused, proactive, and able to learn and share knowledge.
• Fluent English; German desirable. Microsoft security certs or CySA+/ CISSP encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, contain and resolve cyber security events and incidents with RCA when needed.
• Design, implement and maintain security controls across Microsoft 365, Azure, endpoints, network and cloud.
• Assess risks from new services and changes; provide remediation advice through change processes.
• Manage vulnerability activities: assessment, prioritisation, reporting, remediation tracking and validation.
• Maintain security configurations and lifecycle management through patching and upgrades.
• Create and maintain security operating procedures, baselines, standards and governance docs.
• Support governance and compliance activities for ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials.
• Monitor threats and emerging tech; coordinate actions accordingly.
• Provide trusted security consultancy, translating risks into business-focused recommendations.
• Produce security reports and metrics for stakeholders.
• Improve operations through automation and knowledge transfer to support teams.
• Contribute to 24x7 on-call rota and respond to priority incidents.

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident investigation

Vulnerability management

Identity & access management

MFA

Data loss prevention

Encryption

Threat protection

ISO 27001

Tools

CrowdStrike Falcon

Job description

IT Naturally in Peterborough is seeking a skilled Cyber Security Engineer to join our security operations team. The role focuses on security monitoring, incident investigation and vulnerability management across Microsoft 365, Azure and endpoints, with emphasis on Defender XDR and related controls.

You will administer endpoint protection, CSP frameworks (ISO 27001/CIS/NIST), and contribute to on-call rotations while communicating risk clearly to customers and colleagues.