Cyber Security Engineer (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds & London)

Genomics England; London; On-site; GBP 71,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in genomic healthcare seeks a Cyber Security Engineer to standardise security practices and deploy security tools. The role involves collaboration with Platform Engineers and Solution Architects, requiring strong SOC skills and experience with AWS security services. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, promoting a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Holiday entitlement

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Learning budgets

Wellness benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience managing 3rd Party Security Software.
• Hands-on experience in detecting and responding to cyber threats.
• Strong scripting skills, comfortable with AWS Lambda functions.

Responsibilities

• Standardise security best practices across the company.
• Assist with deployment and maintenance of security tools.
• Automate security processes and uphold AWS best practices.

Skills

Security mindset

SOC analyst skills

Automation

Threat intelligence

Scripting skills

Education

AWS Certified Security - Specialty

Terraform certification

Ansible certification

Tools

DarkTrace

CrowdStrike

CloudFlare

AWS Config

AWS Inspector

AWS Security Hub

GuardDuty

CloudTrail

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI

Job description

Company Description

Genomics England partners with the NHS to provide whole genome sequencing diagnostics. We also equip researchers to find the causes of disease and develop new treatments - with patients and participants at the heart of it all.

Our mission is to continue refining, scaling, and evolving our ability to enable others to deliver genomic healthcare and conduct genomic research.

We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government, and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.

Job Description

As a Cyber Security Engineer within the Cyber Security squad, you will contribute to the standardisation of security best practices across Genomics England, using Automation and Configuration as Code to achieve this.

Working closely with Platform Engineers and Solution Architects, you will ensure the fast, smooth rollout of new designs and products, as well as assist with the deployment and maintenance of new security tools. You will configure and deploy security products and be confident in using them.

You should have a strong Security mindset, SOC analyst skills, and experience to train others. You will also automate security processes and ensure AWS best practices are upheld across the Engineering Chapter.

Skills and Experience for Success

• Experience managing, building, and operating 3rd Party Security Software such as DarkTrace, CrowdStrike, CloudFlare.
• Hands-on experience in hunting, monitoring, detecting, analysing, investigating, and responding to cyber security threats.
• Ability to embed threat intelligence into Business as Usual (BaU) processes.
• Experience with AWS Security Services (AWS Config, Inspector, Security Hub, GuardDuty, CloudTrail).
• Knowledge of Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, ideally GitLab CI.
• Previous experience in a DevOps/Squad culture.
• Strong scripting skills, comfortable with writing AWS Lambda functions in languages like Python or others.

Qualifications

Qualifications such as AWS, Terraform, or Ansible certifications are beneficial. Being Certified in 'AWS Certified Security - Specialty' would be highly desirable.

Additional Information

Salary from £71,000.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including holiday entitlement, pension scheme, life assurance, learning budgets, wellness benefits, and flexible working arrangements.

Genomics England is committed to diversity and inclusion, promoting an equitable environment where everyone feels welcomed and respected. We support flexible working and are open to discussing adjustments for applicants with specific needs.

Our locations include Canary Wharf, Cambridge, and Leeds. Most employees are expected to work in the office at least twice a month, with arrangements tailored to role requirements.

All successful candidates will undergo a DBS check, and disclosure of any previous offences is required as part of the application process.