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Cyber Security Engineer

Brighton
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Cyber Security Engineer

Permanent - £55k-£62.5k + very strong benefits

Location: Hybrid - South Coast, Brighton

Your new company

A government organisation is currently looking for an additional Cyber Security Engineer to bolster their ranks due to team expansion. The company offers a strong benefits package including flexible working, over 20% pension, good holiday entitlement and good progression opportunities.

Your new role

You will be supporting the Cyber Operations Manager in a broad variety of work, with the ability to gain a lot of different experience across multiple areas. You will be a key member of the newly formed Cyber Security team, and you will play a big part in upcoming projects, providing experience and expertise in Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, and vulnerability management, amongst others.

What you'll need to succeed

Technical skills and strong communication skills
Strong experience in a similar role, ideally with experience within Microsoft infrastructures.
Experience with hands-on security engineering duties, assurance, and risk assessments. You will need to have experience and be able to hit the ground running here.
Knowledge of cloud security principles, ideally Azure.
What you'll get in return

Between £55k and £62.5k salary.
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
Hybrid working. 6 days a month on site, no negotiation on this part.
Over 20% pension employers' contribution
Strong progression opportunities
Flexible working - possibility to work 4-day weeks.
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