Hybrid Cyber Security Engineer — Microsoft & SIEM

Morgan Hunt; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Life Assurance

Pension (9%)

Job summary

Morgan Hunt is partnering with a leading Housing Association to recruit a Cyber Security Engineer for a 12-month Fixed-Term Contract in London. The role focuses on strengthening security across applications, infrastructure, networks, data and cloud platforms.

You will work with the Cyber Security Manager and Senior Engineer to design, implement and maintain security capabilities, including Microsoft security technologies and cloud security, while supporting risk-based security improvements.

Qualifications

• Essential: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent security experience.
• Essential: Microsoft SC-200, SC-300 or SC-400.
• Essential: CEH.
• Essential: CISSP.
• Essential: CCNA.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain cyber security solutions and capabilities.
• Administer and monitor Microsoft 365 security technologies, including Intune, Entra ID, Defender, Purview, Exchange Online, SharePoint and Teams.
• Support identity and access management, vulnerability management and security monitoring.
• Investigate and respond to security incidents, including SIEM/SOAR investigations and advanced threat hunting.
• Support security reviews, audits and annual penetration testing.
• Identify vulnerabilities, risks and opportunities to improve the organisation's security posture.
• Provide security advice to IT projects, ensuring security is embedded into solution design and technology decisions.
• Support and maintain alignment with Cyber Essentials Plus.
• Contribute to information security policies, procedures and standards.
• Work with internal teams and external partners to deliver security improvements.
• Keep up to date with emerging cyber security threats, vulnerabilities and industry best practice.

Skills

Microsoft Security technologies

SIEM/SOAR

Incident response

Cloud security

ITIL processes

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

CompTIA Security+ or equivalent security experience

Microsoft SC-200, SC-300 or SC-400

CEH

CISSP

CCNA

Job description

Morgan Hunt is partnering with a leading Housing Association to recruit a Cyber Security Engineer for a 12-month Fixed-Term Contract in London. The role focuses on strengthening security across applications, infrastructure, networks, data and cloud platforms.

You will work with the Cyber Security Manager and Senior Engineer to design, implement and maintain security capabilities, including Microsoft security technologies and cloud security, while supporting risk-based security improvements.