Security Engineer - Yolk Recruitment Ltd : Job Details

Security Engineer

Salary: Up To £57,852

Location: Cardiff (x1 day per week)

The Opportunity

Yolk Recruitment are excited to be partnered with one of Wales' biggest non-profit organisations who service more than 3 million customers whilst contributing more than £840 million to protect the environment.

What You'll Do

As our Security Engineer, you'll play a key role in shaping and enhancing our security technology landscape. You'll join the Security Engineering team, part of our broader Security Operations and Information Security function. In this proactive, hands-on role, you'll apply your analytical and troubleshooting skills to maximize the effectiveness of our security tools and technology. We're looking for someone eager to learn and adopt new security technologies.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Providing ongoing support and maintenance for security tools.
• Ensuring we're getting the most security value from our current tech investments.
• Monitoring the capacity of security tools and infrastructure and forecasting future needs.
• Developing security configurations for cutting-edge environments like microservices, serverless computing, and SaaS security solutions.

Who You'll Work With

You'll collaborate with a variety of internal and external partners, including:

Internal Team Members

• Security Engineering Lead
• Security Incident Response Lead
• Security Operations Manager
• Security Architects
• IT & OT Engineers and Architects
• Project & Programme Managers

About You

We're looking for a skilled security professional with the following background:

• Proven experience in supporting IT/security infrastructure.
• Strong technical expertise, with experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Web Proxy / Content Filtering
• Email Filtering
• Endpoint Detection and Response
• Host-based Firewalls, HIDS/HIPS
• Anti-malware tools
• Microsoft Office 365 / Azure security products
• A willingness and ability to quickly learn new technologies and make decisions on the best ways to leverage them for enhanced security.

Think this one's for you?

If you think this Security Engineer opportunity is for you then apply online.

Yolk Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team works with organisations across the UK to fulfil their recruitment needs and to achieve their D&I objectives. We recruit temporary, contract and permanent hires for 1 off specialist needs or for volume campaigns. We support our applicants to navigate the public sector recruitment processes and secure their dream jobs.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.