Security Engineer: SIEM/EDR & Cloud Security Specialist

Erin Associates Ltd; Altrincham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Training

Flexible working

Flu jabs

Cycle to work

Job summary

Erin Associates Ltd. is seeking a Security Engineer to join our cyber security team in South Manchester.

You will monitor security alerts across SIEM and EDR, manage firewalls, WAFs, and endpoint protections, and support incident response across cloud and on‑prem environments. The role requires hands-on experience in security operations, vulnerability management, and incident investigation, with strong networking knowledge and familiarity with Windows or Linux.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of core security technologies (NGFW, WAF, EDR, SIEM).
• Experience in a SOC, security engineering, or infrastructure security role.
• Good knowledge of networking and common attack types (e.g. SQL injection, phishing, malware).
• Experience with log analysis and incident investigation.
• Familiarity with Windows and/or Linux environments.
• Understanding of OWASP Top 10 security risks.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, incident-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and respond to security alerts across SIEM and EDR platforms.
• Manage and tune security tools including firewalls, WAFs, and endpoint protection.
• Investigate and support response to security incidents.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and remediation tracking.
• Support implementation of security controls across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Contribute to security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Assist with threat detection engineering and rule tuning.

Skills

NGFW

WAF

EDR

SIEM

SOC experience

Networking basics

OWASP Top 10

Incident investigation

Windows

Linux

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Job description

Erin Associates Ltd. is seeking a Security Engineer to join our cyber security team in South Manchester.

You will monitor security alerts across SIEM and EDR, manage firewalls, WAFs, and endpoint protections, and support incident response across cloud and on‑prem environments. The role requires hands-on experience in security operations, vulnerability management, and incident investigation, with strong networking knowledge and familiarity with Windows or Linux.