Junior Cyber Security Engineer

PayPoint plc; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Junior Cyber Security Engineer to enhance its Information Security team. This hybrid role, requiring presence in Welwyn Garden City or Liverpool 2-3 days a week, involves creating and maintaining security systems content, administering detection rules, and analyzing security alerts. The ideal candidate should possess knowledge of security best practices and experience with Microsoft security platforms. Join a collaborative team committed to fortifying security operations.

Qualifications

• Responsible for creating, implementing, and maintaining security content.
• Experience working within a SOC environment is required.
• Working closely with team members in the Information Security team.

Responsibilities

• Administer detection rules, alerts, and automation playbooks.
• Monitor and analyse security alerts to detect threats.
• Enhance security operations through automation and AI.

Skills

Understanding of security best practices

Experience with security platforms

Ability to administer detection rules

Knowledge of Microsoft security platforms

Tools

Microsoft security platforms

Job description

Job Description

The PayPoint Group is looking to expand its Information Security team, and we have a new role for a Junior Cyber Security Engineer.

You will be responsible for creating, implementing, and maintaining security content such as rules, playbooks, dashboards, and reports for our security systems. This role requires an understanding of security best practices, and experience working with security platforms within a SOC environment. You will join the Information Security team and use your experience and technical skills and work closely with your team members.

This role is Hybrid with a requirement to be onsite 2-3 days a week in Welwyn Garden City or Liverpool.

Key responsibilities

• Security Engineering: You’ll administer detection rules, alerts, and automation playbooks using Microsoft security platforms to identify threats and reduce false positives. Your role will also involve administering log ingestion, identifying full coverage gaps of critical assets, and being part of the team driving the integration of automation and AI to enhance our security operations.
• Security Analysis: Monitor and analyse security alerts to detect threats, using behavioural analytics and threat intelligence to uncover anom...