Senior Endpoint Security Engineer – Threat-Driven Defender

British Airways; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major airline is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer specializing in Endpoint Protection. You will design, build, and maintain security tools to protect the organization from cyber threats. Candidates should have analytical skills, be excellent communicators, and have a good understanding of security frameworks like NIST. The role requires a senior-level background in complex organizations and knowledge of tools like the M365 Stack and AWS. Competitive benefits include staff travel and discounts.

Benefits

Unlimited basic and premium standby tickets

Discounted airfares for friends and family

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Experience working at a senior level within a complex organisation is essential.
• Working knowledge of M365 Stack, Defender security stack and cloud providers (e.g. AWS) is essential.
• Knowledge of Email Security, Intune, Purview and other security tools is essential.
• Ability to understand and develop coding languages such as Terraform, Python & KQL.
• Recognised cyber security certifications or qualifications (desirable).
• Experience with NIST (or similar) security framework(s).

Responsibilities

• Design and build security tools and capabilities to mitigate threats.
• Align with threat and risk-led strategy to focus on critical areas.
• Maintain understanding of modern attacker techniques and ensure tool effectiveness.
• Proactively assess technical landscape for ongoing protection.
• Stay updated with industry trends for future technologies.

Skills

Highly analytical

Excellent communicator

Ability to review security architectures

Recognise priorities

Keen to learn new technologies

Education

Recognised cyber security certifications

Tools

M365 Stack

Defender security stack

Cloud providers (AWS)

Email Security

Intune

Purview

Qualys

Akamai

Valimail

Terraform

Python

KQL

Job description

A major airline is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer specializing in Endpoint Protection. You will design, build, and maintain security tools to protect the organization from cyber threats. Candidates should have analytical skills, be excellent communicators, and have a good understanding of security frameworks like NIST. The role requires a senior-level background in complex organizations and knowledge of tools like the M365 Stack and AWS. Competitive benefits include staff travel and discounts.