Cybersecurity Engineer

PowerToFly; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Glasgow is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to oversee platform security and resilience. You will be responsible for implementing advanced technical solutions for data protection and access security. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years' experience in a relevant engineering role and a solid foundation in Windows Server, SQL, and PowerShell. The role actively involves risk management and ensures operational excellence through 24/7 support. This position provides a dynamic opportunity to work in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive employee benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a systems/engineering role requiring data protection skills.
• Strong understanding of data access security and cybersecurity platforms.
• Experience in a complex enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee platform reliability and security proactively.
• Run regular risk assessments and manage risk effectively.
• Deliver operational excellence with 24/7 support.

Skills

Windows Server background

SQL / T-SQL skills

PowerShell scripting

Cloud security concepts

CI/CD experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Overview

As a Cybersecurity Engineer, you’ll oversee and lead global platform infrastructure and the delivery of advanced technical solutions, with a focus on systems / engineering supporting data protection, data access security and cybersecurity platforms. You’ll drive architectural and strategic initiatives, work across teams, and help deliver scalable, secure, and innovative solutions that protect the firm and enable the business to operate and grow in a secure and legally compliant way.

You’ll join Technology & Operations Risk, a team focused on delivering first-line defences against technology, information, and cyber threats through risk identification, control management, and assurance. Within this area, the Data Protection Fleet provides a stable yet agile infrastructure platform that supports business requirements while managing risk—this role specifically leads the development and deployment of data access security tools and services, with an emphasis on automation, analytics, and integration with enterprise systems.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What You’ll Do in the Role

• Lead proactively on platform reliability and security, identifying and resolving technical/security issues before they become critical; drive a strong security hygiene culture.
• Own risk management for the environment, running regular risk assessments, identifying vulnerabilities, and partnering with Risk, Audit, and Compliance to mitigate risk.
• Oversee change and release management, including controlled execution of releases, QA, testing processes, and continuous service improvement.
• Drive platform/application enhancements with vendors, managing issue (bug) discovery and prioritising improvements/feature requests through to resolution.
• Provide technical oversight and consultancy, offering architecture assurance for security initiatives, maintaining a secure/stable data asset infrastructure, and adopting monitoring/logging and strong incident response practices.
• Deliver operational excellence, taking end-to-end problem ownership (including escalation), resolving incidents/outages, contributing to business continuity planning, and providing 24/7 production support via on-call rotation.
• Enable teams through automation, documentation, and training, building custom tooling (e.g., PowerShell/Python), identifying automation opportunities, maintaining a central knowledge base, and creating clear guidelines/training to uplift skills globally.

What You’ll Bring to the Role

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, in a related field or equivalent experience (advanced degree is a plus).
• 5+ years’ experience in a systems/engineering role supporting data protection / data access security / cybersecurity platforms in a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong Windows Server background including Active Directory, file/folder permissions, and identity/access controls.
• Solid SQL / T-SQL skills (e.g., supporting SQL application clusters and producing/maintaining custom reports).
• PowerShell scripting experience (required) for automation, monitoring, patching, and operational improvements; Python is a plus.
• Familiarity with cloud and SaaS security concepts/tools (e.g., AWS/Azure/GCP security services) and supporting on-prem to SaaS migrations and SaaS implementations/POCs.
• Comfortable working in a DevOps-style team using CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions), source control (Git), and exposure to containers/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with relevant platform technologies such as Varonis, NetApp storage monitoring, and Microsoft 365, plus willingness to join an on-call rotation (typically once per week, including weekends) and support planned changes/break-fix outside standard hours when needed.

What You Can Expect from Morgan Stanley

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

Regulatory Requirements & Flexible Work

Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements: This role may require mandatory regulatory qualifications or minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

Flexible work statement: Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.