Job Title: Cyber Security Engineer
Location: Manchester, Cheltenham or London
Thanks for checking out this opportunity — we're excited that you are considering joining NCC Group.
Your Purpose in This Role
You’ll be part of the Cyber & Infrastructure (C&I) Security Engineering practice. Your mission: deliver targeted, high-impact security improvements for NCC Group clients. You'll work side by side with penetration testers, red teamers, incident responders, and auditors to drive meaningful change.
As a Security Engineer, you’ll act as the trusted expert, shaping priorities, advising clients and their service providers, and making hands-on improvements where needed. You won’t just work with data, you’ll interpret it, augment it and transform it into actions. Whether it's red team findings, pen tests, incident reports, audits etc, you’ll pull it all together into a clear plan of attack.
You’ll also need the ability to spot root causes, not just symptoms. That means tackling governance and process gaps too, not just tech fixes. And while you’ll push for improvement, you’ll also be empathetic to business-as-usual operations and realistic timelines.
Day to day you will
1. Be the technical cyber authority for your clients
2. Drive measurable improvements to their security posture during each engagement
3. Analyse risk and security information (incident reports, pen tests, red team findings, audits) and build on that with your own reviews
4. Shape project plans and costings with your technical input, then help prioritise and plan as things evolve
5. Write sharp, clear, and accurate technical documentation
6. Collaborate with project managers using Agile ways of working to manage risk, resources, and delivery
7. Work directly with clients, NCC colleagues, and third parties to deliver security improvements both hands-on and advisory
8. Validate that what’s been delivered actually reduces risk as intended
9. Bring in the right NCC expertise where needed and make sure all relevant angles are covered
10. Champion the Security Engineering practice and help connect clients to wider NCC services when needed.
What You Bring
11. Strong understanding of cyber security principles and the attack chain lifecycle, and good understanding of the mind of the offender
12. Familiarity with frameworks like NIST, CIS, or MITRE
13. Ability to digest security reports and recommend smart, actionable mitigations
14. Broad IT knowledge across networks, infrastructure, security, and compliance
15. Solid grasp of modern Windows environments, Active Directory, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365
16. Awareness of Azure, AWS, GCP
17. A collaborative mindset
18. Clear, confident written communication.
It Would Be Great If You Also Have
19. Certifications or expertise in IT security management or compliance.
20. Experience working in Agile teams or service-led organisations.
21. Hands-on experience in some of the following:
Windows, Active Directory, Microsoft 365
Azure, AWS, GCP
DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure as code
Network or infrastructure engineering
IT compliance or security management
Blue teaming, network defence, monitoring engineering
22. Certifications like CISSP, CISM, CEH, or Agile qualifications.
23. Familiarity with standards like PCI-DSS, ISO27001, or SOC.
24. Experience building solution architectures and designs.
You’ll thrive here if you:
25. Prioritise the client. You put their success front and centre.
26. Collaborate. You work as One NCC, across teams and disciplines.
27. Add value. You go beyond the brief to deliver meaningful outcomes.
28. Enable others. You help your team do their best work.
29. Take ownership. You own your impact, good and bad.
30. Communicate openly. You’re honest, clear, and respectful.
31. Stay open-minded. You embrace feedback and change.
32. Grow. You’re always learning — and helping others do the same.
33. Think critically. You tackle problems systematically and strategically.
Why Join Us?
At NCC Group, your mission is to help create a more secure digital future. You’ll work on high-impact projects, cutting-edge research, and real-world security challenges. We partner with some of the world’s most innovative companies and we want you to be part of that journey.
You’ll join a global team of specialists who thrive on solving complex problems. We invest in your development and well-being, and we’ve built an environment where you can grow, professionally, personally, and technically.
So, ready to join us?
What’s In It For You?
We balance high performance with world-class well-being benefits, including:
34. ⏰ Flexible working
35. 💸 Pension, life assurance, share save scheme
36. 👶 Generous parental leave
37. 🙋🏾 Community & volunteering programmes
38. ⚡ Green car scheme
39. 🚴 Cycle to work scheme
40. 🧘🏻 Wellness programmes
41. 🎓 Learning & development opportunities
42. 🧑🏻🤝🧑🏻 Employee referral bonuses
If this sounds like the right fit, we’d love to hear from you.
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