Cyber Security Engineer Placement – Hybrid (12-Month)

FSP Consulting Services Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Exposure to cutting-edge security tech

Job summary

FSP Consulting Services Limited offers a 12-month Cyber Security Engineer placement within our Cyber Security Capability. You will work with experienced security engineers to design, build, configure and improve security solutions across cloud, identity, data and applications.

You will gain hands-on exposure to Azure/AWS/GCP, Defender/Entra ID, vulnerability management and security testing, with additional exposure to DevSecOps and IaC as client needs evolve.

Qualifications

• Currently studying towards 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.
• A genuine 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.

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

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Curiosity/learn new tech

Teamwork

Education

Pursuing a degree in Cyber Security/Computer Science/IT

Tools

Intune

Microsoft Defender

Sentinel

Purview

Entra ID

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

FSP Consulting Services Limited offers a 12-month Cyber Security Engineer placement within our Cyber Security Capability. You will work with experienced security engineers to design, build, configure and improve security solutions across cloud, identity, data and applications.

You will gain hands-on exposure to Azure/AWS/GCP, Defender/Entra ID, vulnerability management and security testing, with additional exposure to DevSecOps and IaC as client needs evolve.