Jobs in Bradford, United States
Security Engineer
Job summary
A leading technology firm in the UK is seeking a Security Engineer to enhance the security posture of defence systems. This role involves implementing security controls, conducting assessments, and collaborating across teams. Candidates need strong knowledge of multi-layered security architecture and cloud security. The position offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and career progression opportunities.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Strong understanding of cyber security principles.
- Hands-on experience with cloud and on-premise security.
- Familiarity with MOD / Defence Digital environments is advantageous.
Responsibilities
- Implement and maintain security tooling across environments.
- Collaborate with teams to ensure systems meet security postures.
- Perform vulnerability assessments and security validation testing.
Skills
We’re hiring a Security Engineer to join a world-leading technology company supporting mission-critical defence and government programmes across the UK.
You’ll work as part of a multidisciplinary cyber engineering team ensuring that customer systems maintain a strong and resilient security posture. This role involves both hands-on implementation and strategic oversight of enterprise-grade security capabilities across cloud, network, and infrastructure environments. You’ll play a key role in designing, maintaining, and optimising layered security controls — helping to protect some of the UK’s most critical systems.
- Implement and maintain security tooling and technical controls across on-premise and cloud environments
- Develop and document system security baselines and enforce compliance against defined standards
- Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure systems meet required security postures
- Forward and analyse logs within SIEM platforms to strengthen monitoring and threat detection
- Contribute to developing new policies, design processes, and technical documentation
- Perform vulnerability assessments, risk mitigation, and security validation testing
- Work with protective monitoring and incident response teams to maintain operational resilience
- Strong understanding of defence-in-depth and multi-layered security architecture
- Experience implementing preventative and detective security controls
- Hands-on knowledge of:
- Virtualisation technologies (VMware, Hyper-V)
- Networking & boundary protection (firewalls, gateways, load balancers)
- Endpoint protection, DLP, malware prevention tools
- Experience with cloud security (AWS, Azure, hybrid IaaS/PaaS/SaaS solutions)
- Understanding of authentication & authorisation technologies (SAML, LDAP, PKI)
- Working knowledge of SIEM setup and operations
- Familiarity with MOD / Defence Digital environments (advantageous)
- Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Eligible for UK Security Clearance
- Experience working within MOD or Home Office project environments
- Exposure to Agile, DevOps, or SAFe delivery frameworks
- ITIL or CISSP certification
- Salary range: £47,500 - £71,500 depending on experience
- 33 days annual leave (including public and privilege holidays)
- Contributory pension & private medical insurance
- Flexible benefits including life assurance, gym memberships, and cycle-to-work scheme
- Dynamic working – balance office, remote, and on-site collaboration
- Career progression through technical academies, certifications, and structured development plans
Associate
Full-time
Information Technology
Technology, Information and Internet
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