Specialist Sec Platform Engr

Marks and Spencer; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% colleague discount

Discretionary bonus

Pension

Life assurance

Induction and training

M&S Choices portal access

Family policies

Wellbeing support

Volunteer day

Job summary

Marks & Spencer is seeking a Specialist Security Platform Engineer to safeguard data, identity, email, network and endpoint security across our operations. You will implement robust security measures and work with cross-functional teams to strengthen defences against cyber threats.

The role requires a minimum of three years' infrastructure security experience and hands-on experience with Defender, Purview and CrowdStrike.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of infrastructure security experience across data, identity, email, network or endpoint security.
• Hands-on experience with Defender, Purview, CrowdStrike and network security tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with vulnerability diagnosis ability.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and strengthen security capabilities across data, identity, email, network and endpoint environments.
• Configure, optimise and support security controls, technologies and processes.
• Identify security gaps, diagnose root causes and deliver remediation.
• Define and implement security standards, guardrails, policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to integrate security services and communicate risks to non-technical audiences.

Skills

Security architecture

Analytical thinking

Clear communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Purview

CrowdStrike

Network security solutions

Job description

Summary

The Specialist Security Platform Engineer will play a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity and security of our security capabilities, including; Data Security, Identity Security, Email Security, Network Security and Endpoint Security. Ensuring the protection of our data, applications and systems against cyber threats You will lead the charge in implementing robust security measures, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to fortify our defences against cyber threats.

What You'll Do

• Maintain and strengthen security capabilities across data, identity, email, network and endpoint environments, ensuring compliance with security standards and reducing risk.
• Configure, optimise and support security controls, technologies, tools and processes to improve the organisation's overall security posture.
• Identify security gaps, diagnose root causes and deliver effective remediation activities using structured analysis and lateral thinking.
• Define and implement security standards, guardrails, policies and procedures, supporting their adoption across the organisation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and external vendors to integrate security services effectively and communicate complex security issues clearly to non-technical audiences.

Who You Are

• At least three years' relevant infrastructure security experience across data, identity, email, network or endpoint security.
• Hands-on experience with security technologies such as Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview, CrowdStrike and network security solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess configurations and logs, identify security gaps or anomalies and reduce risk.
• Clear communication and effective collaboration skills when working with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, changing environment.

What's in it for you?

Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We're inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.

Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:

• 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you've completed your probation
• Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more
• Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours
• Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future
• Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one
• Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal
• Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave
• 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services
• One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you

Everyone's welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

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