Cyber Security Engineer, Senior

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial brokerage in London is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to join their IT Security team. The role involves managing firewalls, web security gateways, and conducting vulnerability scans. The ideal candidate will have experience with various security tools and certifications in this domain. The position offers a salary of up to £85k with additional benefits including a bonus and a hybrid work model.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Pension

Income protection

Life assurance

Season ticket loan

Subsidised gym

Qualifications

• Experience managing web/email security gateways.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Background in financial services/SOC/pentesting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage WAF/DDoS, firewalls, security gateways.
• Remediate penetration test findings.
• Conduct security awareness training.

Skills

CrowdStrike EDR

Mimecast

Duo

Okta

Palo Alto Firewalls

Kali Linux

AI

Machine Learning

Tools

Firewalls

SIEM/SOAR/EDR

MFA/SSO

MDM/MAM

Job description

Overview

Cyber Security Engineer required by a London financial brokerage (near Bank station), hybrid role (3 days office-based). Up to £85k + bonus + benefits. Join a focused 3-person IT Security team, reporting to the IT Security Officer, to implement and maintain robust security across their infrastructure. Key responsibilities include managing MaiServers, Firewalls and Micorsoft Gateways.

Responsibilities

• Managing WAF/DDoS, web/email security gateways, SIEM/SOAR/EDR (alert response), firewalls, MFA/SSO, MDM/MAM, vulnerability scans/remediation, security certificates, IDS/IPS, PAM, and deliver security awareness training.
• Remediate penetration test findings and contribute to ad-hoc projects.

Experience & Skills

• You will gain experience of: CrowdStrike EDR, Mimecast, Duo, Okta, Rapid7 IVM/IDR, Palo Alto Firewalls, InTune, and Entra ID/Azure AD/Group Policy.
• And become familiar with: Imperva WAF/DDoS, Menlo, Cisco security, KnowBe4, Digicert, patching tools, web application scanners, Kali Linux, AI, Machine Learning.

Certifications & Background

• You could gain: Security certifications (CISM, MS Security, OSCP).
• Financial services/SOC/pentesting background desirable.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Location & Hours

London, hybrid (3 days office), shift pattern (07:30-17:30), some out-of-hours work.

Salary & Benefits

Up to £85k, bonus, 25 days holiday, pension, income protection, life assurance, season ticket loan, subsidised gym.

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