Security Analyst / Security Engineer – Microsoft & Cyber Essentials
£40–50K (DOE)
Basildon, Essex
Permanent, full-time
This is an opportunity to join an award-winning, UK-based MSP with 30+ years' heritage, over 600 customers and a growing Microsoft-led security & cloud practice.
You'll be part of a hands-on security engineering team helping customers build secure, compliant modern workplace environments across M365, Intune and Defender with proactive services like Cyber Essentials and monitoring at the core.
This isn't a SOC role buried in alerts. It's a customer-facing, technically deep role owning delivery, shaping process, working across sectors and helping elevate security across the business.
The Role
* Monitor and respond to security alerts, incidents and vulnerabilities.
* Deliver Cyber Essentials & Cyber Essentials Plus engagements and renewals.
* Deploy and support Microsoft 365 Security, Intune and Defender solutions.
* Assist with vulnerability management and remediation across customer estates.
* Work with platforms like Mimecast, SentinelOne, Sophos and Microsoft Security & Compliance Centre.
* Act as 2nd / 3rd line escalation and drive root cause investigations.
* Collaborate with customers on audits, compliance and proactive improvement.
What we're Looking For
Must-Haves:
* Experience in an MSP/IT services environment OR large enterprise experience.
* Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, Intune and Defender.
* Hands-on with security monitoring tools (EDR/MDR/AV/mail gateway).
* Understanding of Cyber Essentials / CE+ processes or comparable frameworks.
* Ability to interpret security logs, trace incidents, perform root-cause analysis.
* Excellent communicator – able to engage with customers and non-technical stakeholders.
* Enjoys variety, multi-sector customer work and the opportunity to shape a growing team.
Desirable:
* Experience with regulatory/compliance frameworks.
* Certifications such as Network+ / Security+ / SSCP / Microsoft security certs.
* Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, Sentinel, CoPilot or other AI/data governance tooling.
* Prior exposure to SentinelOne, Sophos or similar EDR platforms.
Why Apply?
* Work in a business that has established scale (600+ customers, 30+ years) but is still growing fast in security.
* Real customer exposure: NHS, solicitors, industry, AV, mixed sectors = variety + challenge.
* Strong partner alignment with Microsoft – plenty of opportunity to develop modern workplace and cloud-security skills.
* Hybrid working, strong culture, training support and ongoing evolution of the security offering.
Sound like your next move?
If you're ready to move from reactive firefighting into proactive security delivery, and join a team that values technical depth
and
customer impact, this could be the role for you.
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