Cyber Security Engineer

Hellowork Consultants; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading IT services firm in Glasgow is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to drive projects within their Cyber Security Programme. The successful candidate will have strong skills in API integration and automation, data engineering, and cloud technologies, alongside a can-do attitude. This contract position targets mid-senior level professionals who thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in pulling data from RESTful APIs and automating data pipelines.
• Proficiency in transforming, cleaning, and merging datasets from multiple sources.
• Understanding of common security platforms and their data outputs.
• Ability to design and maintain dynamic dashboards.
• Experience with Azure and secure data storage.
• Awareness of data sensitivity and compliance requirements.
• Clear communication skills for collaboration and documentation.
• Experience with IaC tools for managing Azure resources.

Responsibilities

• Work on projects end to end from discovery to implementation.
• Support and coach Business Analysts.
• Provide estimates for tasks and project updates.
• Identify opportunities and implement innovative solutions.

Skills

API Integration & Automation

Data Engineering & ETL

Security Tooling Familiarity

Power BI Expertise

Cloud & Storage Knowledge

Data Governance & Security

Collaboration & Documentation

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Job description

Overview

We’re seeking an experienced Cyber Security Engineer to help deliver transformational change within our Cyber Security Programme. You’ll be working in a fast-paced environment on projects that deliver technical and business change across the Cyber Security Programme.

What you’ll be doing

• Working on a range of projects that deliver business and technical change within the Cyber Security programme.
• Working on projects end to end from discovery and requirements gathering through to implementation.
• Providing support and coaching to Business Analysts you are working with.
• Collaborating with those around you, providing estimates for your tasks, input into planning, timely progress updates, and input into project risks and issues.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, solve problems, and implement innovative solutions.

We need you to have

• API Integration & Automation: Strong experience in pulling data from RESTful APIs, handling authentication (OAuth, API keys), and automating data pipelines.
• Data Engineering & ETL: Proficiency in transforming, cleaning, and merging datasets from multiple sources.
• Security Tooling Familiarity: Understanding of common security platforms (e.g., SIEMs, vulnerability scanners, identity platforms) and their data outputs.
• Power BI Expertise: Ability to design and maintain dynamic dashboards.
• Cloud & Storage Knowledge: Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred), including secure storage and access to data (e.g., Blob Storage, Key Vault).
• Data Governance & Security: Awareness of data sensitivity, encryption, access controls, and compliance requirements in a security context.
• Collaboration & Documentation: Clear communication skills to work with security teams and document data flows, schemas, and dashboard logic.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with IaC tools (especially for provisioning and managing Azure resources used in data workflows).

First class interpersonal skills, coupled with strong influencing abilities and a can-do attitude to stay focused and be highly organized as you manage your own workload to deliver the right business outcome.

Experience / exposure to Cyber Security Risks, Tools and Processes

Successful implementation of Cyber Security Metrics and Reporting using automation and pipeline tools.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Other

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom