Cyber Security Enngineer

Sellick Partnership; North East; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Engineer to join a growing IT team in the North East. The role is hybrid/office-based and full-time (37 hours) with a salary of £57,000 per year plus excellent benefits.

You will protect business systems, infrastructure, and data while supporting security operations and governance. Key duties include monitoring and responding to threats, managing vulnerabilities, securing cloud and on-prem environments in Azure, and collaborating with

Qualifications

• Experience in a Cyber Security or Security Engineering role.
• Knowledge of enterprise security technologies including firewalls, SIEM, EDR, Defender, and vulnerability management tools.
• Experience securing Microsoft Azure environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with security incident response and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, investigate, and respond to cyber security threats and incidents.
• Manage vulnerability remediation, patching, and endpoint security.
• Implement and maintain secure cloud, network, and endpoint environments.
• Support security governance, audits, compliance, and reporting.
• Contribute to compliance with recognised security standards (e.g. ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus).
• Work with internal teams and third-party suppliers to improve security controls.
• Promote cyber security awareness and continuous improvement across the business.

Skills

Cyber security

Security engineering

Azure security

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Incident response

Tools

Firewalls

SIEM

EDR

Microsoft Defender

Vulnerability management

Job description

Cyber Security Engineer

Location: North East (Hybrid/Office-Based)

Contract: Permanent Full-time (37 hours)

Salary: £57,000 per annum plus excellent benefits

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Engineer to join a growing IT team, responsible for protecting business systems, infrastructure, and data. This role will support security operations, strengthen cyber resilience, and ensure security best practices are embedded across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor, investigate, and respond to cyber security threats and incidents.
• Manage vulnerability remediation, patching, and endpoint security.
• Implement and maintain secure cloud, network, and endpoint environments.
• Support security governance, audits, compliance, and reporting.
• Contribute to compliance with recognised security standards (e.g. ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus).
• Work with internal teams and third-party suppliers to improve security controls.
• Promote cyber security awareness and continuous improvement across the business.

About You:

• Experience in a Cyber Security or Security Engineering role.
• Knowledge of enterprise security technologies, including firewalls, SIEM, EDR, Microsoft Defender, and vulnerability management tools.
• Experience securing Microsoft Azure environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with security incident response and risk management.

Desirable

• Industry certifications such as Microsoft SC-200, AZ-500, SC-100, or ISC SSCP, CCSP, or CISSP.

This is an exciting time of growth and change at the organisation.