Cyber Security Engineer | Path to Architect – Hybrid

Raytheon; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension up to 10.5% company contrib.

Life Assurance 6x salary

25 days holiday + buy/sell up to 5

Company bonus scheme

Job summary

Raytheon UK is seeking a technically strong cyber security professional for a growth role to transition into Cyber Security Architect. You will start as a Cyber Security Engineer and work closely with senior architects to design and secure systems.

The position offers hybrid working with significant on-site presence in Gloucester, and a clear progression path into architecture along with a focus on defence-in-depth principles.

Qualifications

• Experience in cyber security, infrastructure, or systems engineering.
• Background in roles such as Security Engineer, Systems Engineer, Network Engineer or SOC Analyst.
• Strong understanding of Networking (TCP/IP, firewalls, segmentation), OS (Windows/Linux), IAM concepts, Cloud Fundamentals.
• Exposure to security tooling (SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR).
• Strong understanding of Defence in depth, Least privilege, Zero trust concepts.
• Understanding of designing and implementing secure systems to HM Government security requirements.

Responsibilities

• This role is designed for a technically strong cyber security professional transitioning toward Cyber Security Architect; initial position as Cyber Security Engineer with growth toward architecture.
• Collaborate with experienced security architects and engineers to learn and apply secure design principles.
• Grow into a security architect role with a clear development pathway and hands-on exposure.

Skills

Cyber security

Networking

Windows/Linux

IAM concepts

Cloud fundamentals

Security tooling

Zero trust

Defence in depth

Secure design

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

EDR

Job description

Raytheon UK is seeking a technically strong cyber security professional for a growth role to transition into Cyber Security Architect. You will start as a Cyber Security Engineer and work closely with senior architects to design and secure systems.

The position offers hybrid working with significant on-site presence in Gloucester, and a clear progression path into architecture along with a focus on defence-in-depth principles.