Senior Security Engineer - 6 month FTC

Walkers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Walkers is seeking a Senior Security Engineer in London with strong Microsoft, Azure, cloud and enterprise security experience. The role involves building security controls for SIEM and PKI/BYOK integrations, and configuring Defender for Cloud and Purview across a complex environment.

You will lead technical delivery, often guiding a small team, and work with IT, development and business teams to communicate risks clearly. This is a 6-month FTC with hybrid London work requirements.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on cyber security engineering experience across IT security and enterprise environments.
• Strong Azure, cloud security and hybrid environment knowledge.
• Proven ability to design, configure, implement and improve security technologies and controls.
• Experience with SIEM, security monitoring, incident response and vulnerability management.
• Ability to work independently, own deliverables and collaborate with IT, Dev and business teams.
• Clear communication and ability to explain risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Windows and Linux, and scripting in PowerShell or Python.
• Experience in a legal, financial services or regulated organisation.
• Familiarity with security frameworks and GDPR guidance.
• Experience with automation, security testing, forensics, DLP, privileged access, key management or HSM.

Responsibilities

• Build and deliver security controls supporting critical Change initiatives including SIEM and PKI/BYOK integrations.
• Configure Defender for Cloud and Purview across a complex environment.
• Provide hands-on engineering leadership and deliver technical delivery, potentially leading a small team.
• Collaborate with IT, development and business teams; communicate risks and recommendations clearly.
• Participate in incident, change and problem management; out-of-hours work for planned changes or urgent security response.

Skills

Cyber security engineering

Microsoft Azure

SIEM technologies

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Patch compliance

Server security

Endpoint security

PowerShell or Python

Regulated environment experience

Security frameworks (NCSC, OWASP, NIST

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Relevant security certification (CISSP/CEH/SANS/ISACA/OSCP)

Tools

Defender for Cloud

Purview

Windows

Linux

Job description

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We are a leading international law firm for global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.

We treat everyone as the intelligent professional they are. Our approach is to trust and empower our people to deliver consistently, and enable them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world in which we operate.

Overview of role

Office: London (hybrid required - 40% in the office)

Duration: 6 month FTC (please note this is a FTC and NOT a day-rate contract)

Overview of Team

The Information Security Team is a central support unit responsible for providing a complete security service to the Walkers.

Role Profile

The Senior Security Engineer will report to the Information Security Operations Manager. The primary function of the role is to build and deliver security controls supporting critical Change initiatives including SIEM and PKI/BYOK integrations, Defender for Coud and Purview configuration. This is a hands-on engineering role suited to someone with strong Microsoft, Azure, cloud and enterprise security experience who can design, configure and improve security solutions across a complex environment. While the candidate should be familiar with security monitoring and incident handling, this role is not suited to someone whose experience is limited to those areas.

The successful candidate will be able to understand complex environments quickly, take ownership of technical delivery (often leading a small team), work effectively with IT; development and business teams and communicate technical risks and recommendations clearly. The role includes participation in incident, change and problem management, with some out-of-hours work required for planned change, maintenance or urgent security response.

Education, Skills & Experience

Must Have

• Extensive hands-on cyber security engineering experience across IT security, network security, systems engineering or comparable enterprise environments.
• Strong Microsoft, Azure, Microsoft 365, cloud security, network architecture and hybrid environment security knowledge.
• Proven ability to design, configure, implement and improve security technologies, controls, tooling and processes.
• Experience with SIEM technologies, security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, patch compliance, server security and endpoint security.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of technical deliverables and collaborate effectively with IT, Development and wider business teams.
• Clear communication, documentation and presentation skills, with the ability to explain technical risks and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Windows, Linux, command-line tools and scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python.
• Experience gained within a legal, financial services or similarly regulated organisation.
• Awareness of security frameworks and best practice including NCSC guidance, OWASP, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, ISMS principles and GDPR.
• Experience with automation, security testing, forensic investigation activities, DLP monitoring, privileged access, key management or HSM infrastructure.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security or a related field, equivalent practical experience, or relevant security certification such as SANS, CISSP, ISACA, CEH or OSCP.

Please be advised this role requires you to be in the office 2 days a week.

Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.