Cyber Security Engineer (SecOps)

Reed Technology; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment firm is seeking a SecOps Engineer in Central Bristol. This permanent hybrid role involves safeguarding digital assets and collaborating across teams to monitor cyber threats. Candidates should possess strong cloud security knowledge, experience in vulnerability assessments, and excellent communication skills. Benefits include a competitive salary, annual bonus, and comprehensive health and wellbeing plans.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme

25 days' holiday + holiday purchase scheme

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Health & wellbeing package

Enhanced family leave policies

Employee discounts and more

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with cloud security.
• Ability to perform detailed risk assessments.
• Experience using and managing firewalls and SIEM solutions.
• Familiarity with secure networking protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage secure network architectures.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.
• Lead incident response and forensic analysis.
• Collaborate with IT teams to embed secure coding practices.

Skills

Cloud security (AWS and/or Azure)

Risk assessments

Firewalls management

Intrusion detection systems

Malware analysis

Industry frameworks knowledge (ISO27001, Cyber Essentials, NIST800-53)

Communication skills

Incident resolution

Education

Relevant certifications (CEH, CCSP, Security+, AWS or Azure certifications)

Job description

SecOps Engineer

Location: Central Bristol
Job Type: Permanent, Hybrid (2–3 days in–office)
Salary: Competitive ( 60,000– 65,000) + Bonus + Benefits

We're recruiting for a SecOps Engineer to join a high–performing Information Security & Resilience team within a well–established FTSE 100 company. Based in Bristol, this hybrid role offers exciting variety–supporting projects from customer–facing platform builds to student experience improvements–all while helping safeguard digital assets and security posture.

You'll work collaboratively across technical and business teams to monitor, analyse, and respond to evolving cyber threats, lead forensic investigations, and support wider resilience initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage secure network architectures
• Perform vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and remediation strategy delivery
• Lead and coordinate incident response, forensic analysis, and post–incident reporting
• Use and optimise security tooling (e.g. firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection)
• Collaborate with developers and IT teams to embed secure coding and operational practices
• Maintain clear documentation of risk, incidents, and security configurations
• Contribute to evolving internal controls and support continuous improvement in InfoSec

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong knowledge and hands–on experience with cloud security (AWS and/or Azure)
• Proven ability to perform detailed risk assessments and identify meaningful control improvements
• Experience using and managing firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and SIEM solutions
• Familiarity with secure networking protocols (VPNs, TCP/IP, etc.) and malware analysis
• Understanding of industry frameworks: ISO27001, Cyber Essentials, NIST800–53
• Experience working on security operations, threat management, and incident resolution
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to translate technical risk to non–technical stakeholders
• Relevant certifications are desirable (e.g. CEH, CCSP, Security+, AWS or Azure certifications)

Benefits:

• Annual bonus scheme
• 25 days' holiday + holiday purchase scheme + loyalty bonus
• Pension scheme (5–11% employer contributions)
• Health & wellbeing package (Cash Plan, EAP, Wellbeing platform)
• Enhanced family leave policies
• ShareSave scheme, employee discounts, and more

If you're a proactive security professional looking to take ownership of technical risk and support a modern, secure digital environment–this is a chance to shape outcomes that matter.

Apply today–successful candidates will be contacted within 24–48 hours.

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