Cyber Security Engineer - Bristol - Up to £57,500 - New Role (REF43)
SC eligibility is essential
A leading organisation in the Bristol area requires a Cyber Security Engineer to join its growing team! Primarily working on IT projects & programmes across an IT Defence Portfolio, you will take a consultative and hands‑on role in the design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of security controls across both hybrid and on‑premises IT environments. Your key responsibility will be to ensure that infrastructure platforms and services are secure, resilient, and compliant with internal policies and relevant external regulations.
- Strong experience in either a Cyber Security or IT Infrastructure Security role.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft-based environments across both on-prem and cloud environments.
- Experience working alongside solution designers to advise on and implement appropriate security controls in line with design specifications.
- Understanding of network security principles, including firewalls, segmentation, and secure remote access.
- Knowledge of identity and access management (IAM), including multi‑factor authentication (MFA), RBAC, and conditional access policies.
- Familiarity with common regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g. NIST, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus).
- Experience aligning infrastructure builds with cyber security standards such as NCSC guidance, CIS benchmarks, or Microsoft Security Baselines.
- Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting toolsets including SIEM and threat detection platforms.
- Understanding of data classification, encryption, and secure storage/access principles.
- Experience defining security configurations and collaborating with engineers to apply them consistently across the entire IT estate.
- Familiarity with endpoint protection platforms and vulnerability management tools.
- Experience securing hybrid identity solutions and federated authentication models.
- Understanding of security automation concepts, including security orchestration and response (SOAR) including ability to script or automate repetitive tasks.
- Experience producing security artefacts and configuration documentation, including risk assessments, security design records, hardening standards, control implementation guides, and operational procedures.
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