Security Engineer (Cyber Security)
Location: South Manchester
Salary: Up to £55k plus benefits
About the Role
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Security Engineer to join a growing cyber security team based in 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 knowledge of networking and common attack types (e.g. SQL injecti...