Infrastructure Security Engineer

La Fosse; England; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive package with bonus

Car allowance

Expensed travel

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer to join their Infrastructure & Security team. The ideal candidate will implement security controls across various environments and respond to security incidents. You will work closely with engineering teams to enhance the security posture of Azure and AWS platforms while fostering security across a multi-industry group. This role offers a competitive package, including a bonus and car allowance.

Qualifications

• Strong background in infrastructure or network security within a complex enterprise environment.
• Hands-on experience supporting or responding to security incidents.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, Cyber Essentials.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain security controls across network, cloud, endpoints, and infrastructure.
• Own key technologies like firewalls, SIEM, EDR, and vulnerability scanners.
• Drive vulnerability management and hardening across the estate.

Skills

Infrastructure security

Network security

Firewall management

Cloud security (Azure, AWS)

Vulnerability management

Incident response

SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel)

Documentation skills

Job description

Overview

This range is provided by La Fosse. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Remote (with travel to Oxford or Nuneaton for team meetings).

We're looking for a hands-on Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer to join a growing Infrastructure & Security team, and the chance to be one of the first in a new security remit. You’ll be reporting into the new Head of Infrastructure Security, playing a key role in building and securing the organisation’s group-wide infrastructure estate.

You’ll be the go-to engineer for securing core infrastructure services, working across network, cloud, and platform environments to keep systems protected while enabling the business to run smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Implementing and maintaining security controls across network, cloud, endpoints, and core infrastructure
• Owning key technologies like firewalls, SIEM, EDR, VPN, NAC, and vulnerability scanners
• Driving vulnerability management and hardening across the estate
• Supporting and responding to security incidents across infrastructure services
• Embedding security into infrastructure changes (firewall rules, access reviews, cloud deployments)
• Working with engineering teams to improve the security posture of Azure and AWS platforms
• Writing and maintaining runbooks, standards, and procedures to raise security maturity

What we’re looking for

• Strong background in infrastructure or network security within a complex enterprise environment
• Solid knowledge of:
• Firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS, network security controls
• Endpoint security (EDR, anti-malware, DLP)
• SIEM tools (e.g. Splunk, Sentinel)
• Vulnerability management (e.g. Qualys, Tenable)
• Cloud (Azure and/or AWS)
• Hands-on experience supporting or responding to security incidents
• Familiarity with frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, Cyber Essentials
• Great documentation, troubleshooting, and communication skills
• Play a central role in strengthening security across a multi-industry group (rail, logistics, manufacturing, tech, aerospace)
• Report into a supportive leadership team who’ll help you grow your career
• Competitive package with bonus, car allowance, and expensed travel
• Step into a role where you can directly shape security across the group’s infrastructure

Apply now to take ownership of security engineering and be part of a team driving major change.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Staffing and Recruiting