Senior Cyber Security Tooling Engineer - Hybrid London

Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 87,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Tooling Engineer to join a financial services client in London on a hybrid basis. The role is an initial contract until 30 April 2027, Inside IR35 with a £544.83pd umbrella rate, four days on-site per week.

The role covers deploying and maintaining security tools across network, email, endpoint and web, with involvement in red team, forensics, threat monitoring and deception platforms.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with enterprise cyber security tools across endpoint, network, email, web or cloud.
• Experience deploying, configuring, patching and maintaining security tools through their lifecycle.
• Solid understanding of servers, firewalls, proxies and troubleshooting with logs.
• Experience supporting audit or risk activity or knowledge of ISO 27001 and NIST.

Responsibilities

• Run and support security platforms day to day, from patching and upgrades to policy tuning and troubleshooting.
• Deploying, configuring and integrating new security tools, and handing them over with clear documentation.
• Supporting red team and defensive teams by maintaining their forensic, threat monitoring and deception platforms.
• Helping to replace existing vendors, including the move to a new web proxy and email gateway.
• Working with a dedicated engineering team on projects and scaling out platforms.
• Supporting audit and risk activity, with evidence kept accurate and easy to find.

Skills

Enterprise security tooling

Audit/Risk activity experience

Defensive security understanding

Troubleshooting with logs

Tools

Python scripting

PowerShell

ServiceNow

Azure

AWS

CISSP

Security+

Job description

Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Tooling Engineer to join a financial services client in London on a hybrid basis. The role is an initial contract until 30 April 2027, Inside IR35 with a £544.83pd umbrella rate, four days on-site per week.

The role covers deploying and maintaining security tools across network, email, endpoint and web, with involvement in red team, forensics, threat monitoring and deception platforms.