Cyber security engineer

Cyber Security Engineer (Cyber Security)
Location: South Manchester, Altrincham, Cheshire
Salary: Up to £55k plus benefits

About the Role
We are looking for a skilled and motivated IT Security Engineer / Cyber Security to join a growing cyber security team based in Altrincham, South Manchester. You will play a key role in protecting critical systems, improving security posture, and supporting incident response across a modern hybrid IT environment. This is a hands-on technical role where youll work closely with infrastructure, cloud, and SOC teams to detect, prevent, and respond to security threats.

Key Responsibilities
* Monitor and respond to security alerts across SIEM and EDR platforms
* Manage and tune security tools including firewalls, WAFs, and endpoint protection
* Investigate and support response to security incidents
* Perform vulnerability assessments and remediation tracking
* Support implementation of security controls across cloud and on-prem environments
* Contribute to security policies, standards, and procedures
* Assist with threat detection engineering and rule tuning

Required Skills & Experience
1. Strong understanding of core security technologies (NGFW, WAF, EDR, SIEM)
2. Experience in a SOC, security engineering, or infrastructure security role
3. Good knowl...