IT Security Engineer - Global Software company

hireful; City Of London; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in the UK is looking for an experienced IT Security Engineer to join their Security Ops team. The role is largely remote with occasional meetings in London. Candidates should have strong expertise in AWS security and incident response, complemented by appropriate degrees or security certifications. This position offers a salary of £75K - £80K plus a bonus and extensive benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for a professional looking to make a mark in a collaborative technical environment.

Benefits

10% bonus

Extensive benefits package

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience in IT Security.
• Strong understanding of security principles and best practices.
• Experience in AWS security implementations.

Responsibilities

• Fortify infrastructure and applications against potential threats.
• Work alongside various teams to integrate security practices.
• Monitor security alerts and conduct operations checks.

Skills

AWS Security

Incident response

Threat detection

Communication

Team collaboration

Proactive learning

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science

Security certifications (CISSP, CISM)

Tools

Alert Logic

Qualys

M365 Security

AWS Security Products

Job description

Are you an accomplished IT Security Engineer (Application &/or Infrastructure / Cloud focused), looking to make your next move into a small team of like-minded, security focused people?

Would you relish the opportunity to work with one of the UK s leading independent Software houses, with a global footprint (but UK HQ), 500 staff & a focus on technical excellence?

If so, we are looking for an experienced IT Security Engineer to join our growing Security Ops team, working closely with the wider GRC & policy team, DevOps teams, Dev team & internal IT teams to make sure security is at the heart of all our technical process'.

This role will cover a wide array of security areas across our SaaS private and public cloud environments, as well as corporate domains & internal infrastructure and will require a skilled individual to spearhead efforts in fortifying both infrastructure and application platforms, against potential threats.

Job title: IT Security Engineer. Also known as: Cyber Security Engineer, Security Engineer, Information Security Engineer, or similar!

Salary: £75K - £80K Basic + 10% Bonus + Extensive Benefits package

Location: London office, but nearly 100% remote (UK) role 1 day per month in London for a Team meet up & after bedding in for 6 months this can become even less.

We d hope that an experienced individual will know what the role entails, but some key points to be considered:

Must have skills and experience:

• At least 3 years of hands‑on, proven industry experience in a similar role, in a technical environment.
• Good understanding of security principles, technologies, and best practices, including threat detection and security incident response processes.
• Experience implementing security in AWS environments (in the main), including proactive configuration of AWS accounts and assets to meet good security practices
• Experience conducting security operations checks using security monitoring tools and responding to alerts.
• Proactive in staying updated with the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance, take initiative, and think creatively, while also being collaborative and team-oriented with good communication skills.

Advantageous skills/ experience:

• Bachelor/master s degree in computer science, Information Security, or related Security certification: CISSP, CISM, or similar.
• Experience with security tools such as Alert Logic, Qualys, M365 Security, and AWS Security Products.
• Understanding security compliance standards relevant to the SaaS industry, such as PCI, GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC2, NIST.
• An understanding of network protocols & practices, firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems and WAFs.

We value teamwork, collaboration & technical excellence the company are heavily weighted toward technical staff (as you would hope, for a Software company!) so you must be comfortable within this environment.

An excellent opportunity for an IT Security professional to make their mark, at a global, UK driven, SaaS product company.

Please apply now or give me a call directly to speak about this.