Senior Security Engineer

WSP; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the United Kingdom seeks a highly skilled cybersecurity professional to lead security initiatives focusing on Microsoft Cloud Security. Candidates should have significant security expertise particularly with Microsoft tools and a proven track record of improving existing security implementations. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and collaborative work in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Significant technical skills in security, especially Microsoft tools.
• Proven track record in improving security implementations.
• Experience with Threat and Vulnerability Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical security initiatives focusing on Microsoft Cloud Security.
• Monitor and respond to feedback from customers.
• Develop automation scripts to monitor system-health.

Skills

Technical skills in security, especially Microsoft tools

PowerBI skills

Problem-solving mindset

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

MS Sentinel

MS Defender

SIEM systems

CyberArk

Job description

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

We are seeking a highly skilled and advanced technical cybersecurity professional, preferably a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) to our Global Security Operations and Engineering team. The successful candidate will lead technical security initiatives, with a particular focus on Microsoft Cloud Security covering the full scope, i.e., to plan (architect), implement (build), and manage the security platforms and tools in use at WSP, especially the SOAR capabilities, including automation for the SOC.

An important part of this role would be to coach and build the overall knowledge and capabilities within the team. And so, naturally, the incumbent would be an integral member of the team and would also get some good insight into other technology platforms, e.g. AD auditing solutions, PAM, our Threat Intelligence platforms etc.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with a globally distributed team, taking inputs from the business, SOC, and management to roll out systems and troubleshoot (Tier-3) support for security issues
• Lead-guide the local Service Desk/ OSS teams with knowledge bases to resolve tickets at first instance for issues relating to security software and configurations
• Develop the automation (including playbooks, SOAR), scripts to monitor system-health, as well as manage the SOC tools in use
• Extract data from systems and build reports for management; PowerBI skills would be an advantage
• Knowledge transfer and sharing
• Monitor and respond to feedback from the customers (employees and business stakeholders)
• Bring a problem-solving and solutions‑mindset, coordinate with the IT teams as needed
• Provide feedback on tooling and identify additional needs
• Plan for the expanse of security tools to cover ongoing needs
• Evaluation of license usage and potential growth

Qualifications & Experience

• Significant technical skills in the security area, especially with Microsoft tools, (including but not limited to) MS Sentinel, Defender, Purview, Entra, AD, etc.
• A proven track record in improving and maturing existing security implementations and configurations
• Ruthless about securing the attack landscape, and hardening the existing systems in the enterprise hybrid landscape (end‑user devices, servers, etc.)
• Skills and experiences with other vendors and services would be an added advantage
• Solid knowledge about the overall security landscape, including Threat and Vulnerability Management, and the ability to guide on their remediation
• Guide and implement automations, develop and fine‑tune the SIEM detection rules to reduce manual efforts
• Cyber professional at heart, tracking and mitigating emerging cyber threats against the company (e.g. zero‑day exploits, APTs etc.)
• Experiences with other concepts and systems like Privileged Account Management, Key Management (certificates, keys, ciphers, etc.)
• Ability to lead security systems integration, e.g., defining the architecture to work with ticketing systems, i.e. integrating Defender to create–manage the tickets and communications in ServiceNow
• Knowledge of extracting relevant data, creating security reports etc. would be a definite advantage
• Solid abilities to lead and plan the architecture, deliveries, and even more importantly coach and teach other members of the technical team to high levels of technology excellence
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, data sciences, or related field
• Strong analytical skills with a keen eye for detail and accuracy
• Previous experiences in security tools and systems administration, including experience as a security administrator for security platforms
• Knowledge and experience in SIEM and Microsoft platforms (Microsoft Azure ecosystems), other vendor security systems are good experiences as well (e.g. CyberArk, Akeyless)
• Good knowledge of EDR systems e.g. MS Defender, KQL etc. (or alternatively the willingness to learn them)
• Planned and meticulous approach to deliveries
• Knowledge and/or willingness to learn about advanced security capabilities, including integrations with other systems

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.