Security Engineer - 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Precise Placements; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm is seeking a skilled Security Engineer for a 12-month fixed-term contract to join their Information Security team. This role offers the opportunity to impact the firm's security posture by implementing modern security tools and supporting the cybersecurity maturity programme. Ideal candidates will possess strong experience in cybersecurity engineering, including hands-on expertise with various EDR tools and compliance frameworks.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years experience in cyber security engineering.
• Familiar with security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, OWASP, GDPR).
• Certifications like CISSP, CEH, OSCP desirable.

Responsibilities

• Implement security tooling to enhance the firm's security controls.
• Support security operations including incident response and vulnerability management.
• Monitor security alerts and manage threat mitigation.

Skills

Cyber security engineering

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Scripting

Network Security

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Information Security

Tools

SentinelOne

CrowdStrike

Azure

Splunk

Cisco

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Security Engineer – 12–Month Fixed–Term Contract

A global professional services firm is seeking a skilled Security Engineer to join their Information Security team on a 12–month fixed–term basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on strategic security tooling implementations while supporting the broader cyber security maturity programme.

Why Apply?

• Make an impact on firmwide security posture by implementing and enhancing modern security tools

• Collaborate with IT and development teams on enterprise–wide projects

• Contribute to security design, operations, and incident response in a fast–paced environment

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement new and existing security tooling to enhance the firm's security controls

• Support security operations, including incident response, vulnerability management, and DLP

• Embed security–by–design principles in collaboration with IT and Dev teams

• Operate and enhance security infrastructure, including HSM, EDR, SIEM, and IAM

• Monitor and respond to security alerts; manage threat mitigation and patch compliance

• Participate in change and architecture review boards, documenting detailed design work

Skills & Experience Required:

• 5–10 years of experience in cyber security engineering, ideally in legal, financial services or similarly regulated environments

• Hands–on expertise in:

  • EDR tools: SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Defender

  • Cloud platforms: Azure, M365, Defender for Cloud

  • SIEM: Exabeam, Splunk, QRadar

  • IAM: ENTRA ID, CyberArk, DUO MFA

  • Firewall & Network Security: Cisco, Palo Alto, NAC

  • DLP tools: Microsoft Purview, Tessian

• Strong scripting abilities (PowerShell, Python, Perl)

• Familiarity with vulnerability management, penetration testing, and security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, OWASP, GDPR)

• Proficient in managing compliance and infrastructure hardening against CIS benchmarks

Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field

• Certifications such as CISSP, CEH, OSCP, SANS, or ISACA highly desirable

This is a rare chance to contribute to a critical transformation of an international firm's security landscape, gaining exposure to a wide range of technologies and projects in a supportive, high–performing team.