Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Berkeley Square IT Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkeley Square IT Ltd in Oxford is seeking an experienced Senior Cyber Security Engineer to act as the technical authority for cyber security, owning security infrastructure, incident response, and continuous improvement of security controls.

You will lead security initiatives across networks and endpoints, manage vulnerability programs, and drive incident investigations while collaborating with IT, security, and senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Next-Generation Firewalls, IDS/IPS and network security.
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability management, penetration testing and endpoint security.
• Knowledge of PAM, network segmentation and secure configuration.
• Experience leading security incident response and investigations.
• Knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001 and CIS Controls desirable.
• Strong networking/security background, CCNA qualified or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across IT, security, compliance and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own security infrastructure and drive continuous improvement of security controls.
• Act as technical authority for cyber security strategy and roadmap.
• Lead security incident response and investigations.
• Collaborate with IT, security, compliance and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Next-Gen Firewalls/IDS-IPS

Vulnerability management

Penetration testing

Endpoint security

PAM

Network segmentation

Secure configuration

Incident response

Investigations

NIST

ISO 27001

CIS Controls

CCNA

Communication skills

Job description

Senior Cyber Security Engineer

My client is seeking an experienced Senior Cyber Security Engineer to act as the technical authority for cyber security, owning security infrastructure, incident response, and continuous improvement of security controls.

Key requirements:

• Strong experience with Next-Generation Firewalls, IDS/IPS and network security
• Hands‑on experience with vulnerability management, penetration testing and endpoint security
• Strong knowledge of PAM, network segmentation and secure configuration
• Experience leading security incident response and investigations
• Knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001 and CIS Controls desirable
• Strong networking/security background, must be CCNA qualified or equivalent
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across IT, security, compliance and senior stakeholders

This is a senior technical role offering the opportunity to shape and drive the organisation's cyber security strategy and roadmap.