Junior Security Engineer (Infra and Cloud)

Vocative Consulting; Reading; Híbrido; GBP 36.000 - 44.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Vocative Consulting is hiring a Junior Security Engineer to join our Reading-based team. The role blends infrastructure and cloud security, with hybrid work and a permanent position.

You will monitor and harden Windows devices, keep CrowdStrike and Defender in check, and learn Azure alongside senior engineers. This entry-level opportunity focuses on hands-on security hygiene and growth inside a well-established SaaS vendor.

Formación

• You’ll have worked in service desk, IT support, SOC, or an infrastructure team with security exposure.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain Windows estate patching and baseline hygiene.

Conocimientos

Drive

Curiosity

Attitude

CrowdStrike

Defender

Patching

Vulnerability scanning

AI tool usage

Herramientas

CrowdStrike

Defender

Patching

Vulnerability scanning

AI tools

Descripción del empleo

Junior Security Engineer (Infrastructure and Cloud) - Reading (Hybrid) - Permanent role - £40K

This is an entry point into cloud security for someone who has already got their hands dirty in IT and wants to take the next step.

Working for a well established SaaS vendor, you will become the first line of defence for day-to-day security hygiene: keeping the Windows estate patched, keeping a close daily eye on CrowdStrike, and working out whether the latest vulnerability in the news actually has an impact. Taking this work on frees the senior engineers to focus on bigger problems, and gives you a structured route into Azure and wider cloud security engineering.

The key to this role is drive, curiosity and attitude first. You will not know everything on day one, and that's fine: you'll work closely with the infrastructure team, who will teach you the estate, and they will give you the time and support to grow into the role.

You’ll have been working on a service desk, in IT support or a SOC, or in an infrastructure team, and will have had some experience with security work. This is the opportunity to make the security work your job.

You’ll have already been involved with tools like CrowdStrike, Defender, patching or vulnerability scanning, even if it was not your main responsibility. Ideally you’ll have used AI tools to work faster and better- perhaps using them to help research vulnerabilities, write scripts and documentation, and investigate alerts.

The role is based near Reading and you’ll need to be in the office at least a couple of days a week. It's a permanent role and will pay around £40K.