Senior IT Security Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer to enhance their security systems and support critical operations in Milton Keynes. The ideal candidate will design and deploy security solutions while collaborating with various teams to ensure robust protection against threats. This role entails maintaining security standards and responding to incidents, requiring significant experience in IT and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in information security and IT.
• Industry certifications preferred: CISSP, CompTIA+, CEH, SSCP, Security+.
• Solid understanding of IT and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams to optimize existing security services.
• Create monthly security metrics for supported products.
• Support security services including SIEM, MDR, and vulnerability management.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Information security practices

Network security

Incident response

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Unix

Windows

Linux

TCP/IP

Firewalls

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31.05.2025

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15.07.2025

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Americold – Helping our customers Feed the World

Here at Americold Barcelona, we are now recruiting for a Senior IT Security Engineer.

The Senior IT Security Engineer will design, configure, optimize existing, and deploy new security systems/solutions aligned with global business risk/objectives. This role focuses on technical operations and support of various information security tools including event/incident management (SIEM), cloud security, endpoint detection and response, email security, and vulnerability management. The position involves supporting the Director of IT Security in reviewing and evaluating new, cost-effective security solutions and partnering with compliance teams.

Essential Functions:

• Partner with teams such as Infrastructure, End User Computing, and the PMO to optimize existing security services and deploy new tools supporting the security roadmap.
• Interact effectively with internal teams, peers, and management.
• Support the information security manager by creating monthly security metrics for supported products.
• Deploy new security tools, services, processes, and procedures as per the security roadmap.
• Support security services including SIEM, MDR, endpoint technology, secure email gateways, cloud security, certificate management, network security, and vulnerability management.
• Respond promptly to critical incidents in collaboration with security operations, legal, compliance, and incident response teams.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in information security and IT.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Industry certifications preferred: CISSP, CompTIA+, CEH, SSCP, Security+.
• Solid understanding of IT and security practices, including host security, architecture, network perimeter security, intrusion detection/prevention, application security, physical security, systems integrity, and continuity planning.
• Experience with security policies, standards development, implementation, and review.
• Experience with technologies such as Unix, Windows, Linux, TCP/IP, storage and network devices, firewalls, intrusion detection, incident response, vulnerability testing, OS hardening, compliance, and data classification.
• Experience with IAM, SIEM, Log Management, Patch Management, Vulnerability Management, eDiscovery, Cloud Security, Virtual Machines, Wireless and Mobile Security, and Industrial Controls/OT.