Information Security Engineer

Jobtailor; Burgess Hill; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom seeks a junior cybersecurity analyst to support security activities under guidance from experienced engineers. You will help with security documentation, remediation tracking, and integrating security into the software development lifecycle.

You'll collaborate with software, product, risk, and operations teams, research emerging threats, and use AI-enabled tools to assist threat detection and analysis while validating outputs before escalation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field is required before start date.
• Graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027.
• Foundational cybersecurity concepts including network, cloud, and data protection.

Responsibilities

• Support secure network, endpoint, identity, access management, application security, and cloud security activities under guidance.
• Assist with security documentation, assessment findings, remediation tracking, reporting, and control implementation.
• Collaborate with software development and product teams to integrate security into the SDLC and support secure coding practices.
• Research emerging cyber threats, security technologies, AI-enabled security risks, and control approaches.
• Use AI-enabled cybersecurity tools for threat detection, alert triage, analysis, documentation, and investigation, validating outputs before escalation.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Application Security

Network Security

Cloud Security

Identity and Access Management

Data Privacy

Data Protection

Secure Software Development

Scripting

Automation

Communication

Collaboration

Analytical Thinking

Discretion

Learning Agility

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Engineering

Tools

AI-Enabled Cybersecurity Tools

Threat Detection Tools

Alert Triage Tools

Documentation Tools

Job description

• Support secure network, endpoint, identity, access management, application security, and cloud security activities under guidance from experienced engineers
• Assist with security documentation, assessment findings, remediation tracking, reporting, and control implementation activities
• Collaborate with software development and product teams to integrate security into the software development lifecycle and support secure coding practices
• Research emerging cyber threats, security technologies, AI-enabled security risks, and control approaches
• Use AI-enabled cybersecurity tools for threat detection, alert triage, analysis, documentation, and investigation, validating outputs before escalation or implementation
• Support security control implementation and monitoring for cloud-based, AI-enabled, or enterprise technology services
• Apply structured prompt design techniques when using AI agent-enabled security tools
• Collaborate across cybersecurity, engineering, product, risk, operations, and business teams

Requirements

• Must have earned a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Engineering, or another technical field before the full-time start date
• Graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027
• Foundational understanding of cybersecurity, information security, application security, network security, cloud security, or technology risk concepts
• Foundational knowledge of network protocols, security fundamentals, identity and access management, data privacy, data protection, or secure software development concepts
• Interest in scripting or automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar technologies
• Strong communication, collaboration, analytical thinking, discretion, attention to detail, and learning agility
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

Core Competencies

Demonstrates foundational knowledge in Cybersecurity, including Application Security, Network Security, and Cloud Security, while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate security practices into the software development lifecycle. Proficient in using AI-enabled cybersecurity tools for threat detection and analysis, with a strong emphasis on secure coding practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Bachelor’s Degree In Cybersecurity
• Foundational Knowledge Of Cybersecurity Concepts
• Scripting Or Automation Using Python
• Collaboration Across Teams
• Attention To Detail

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Cybersecurity
• Application Security
• Network Security
• Cloud Security
• Identity And Access Management
• Data Privacy
• Data Protection
• Secure Software Development
• Scripting
• Automation

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Collaboration
• Analytical Thinking
• Discretion
• Learning Agility

Industry Keywords

• Cyber Threats
• Security Documentation
• Control Implementation
• Secure Coding Practices
• Emerging Security Technologies

Tools & Technologies

• AI-Enabled Cybersecurity Tools
• Threat Detection Tools
• Alert Triage Tools
• Documentation Tools