Cyber Security Assurance Support Engineer

Cyber Security Assurance Support Engineer

We are looking for a cyber security engineer who has a background in Microsoft security suite to join a purpose led organisation and support and develop the security practice for the business.

The role will be to act as a subject matter expert for Microsoft security suite, specializing in Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender for Identity, and Defender for Office 365.

The role will also enable you to develop into a further technical expert or move into leadership depending upon your career desire.

the role is flexible with only 1 day per week required on site

Salary: £50,000 - £63,000

Responsibilities

Key Role Responsibilities

Act as a subject matter expert for Microsoft security suite, specializing in Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender for Identity, and Defender for Office 365

Review new business proposals and provide specialist advice on security issues and implications.

Set policies, standards and guidelines for how the organisation conducts security operations across the business and ensures alignment.

Support in the development & establishment supplier chain security agreements / contracts / questionnaires and manage completion and disengagement.

Supportimplementation of governance practices with appropriate and sufficient independence from management activity.

Supportin the development of policies, standards, processes, guidelines for ensuring appropriate security standards are in place and are adhered to.

Manage and supportthe delivery of architectural security principles are applied during project design to reduce risk. Drives adoption and adherence to policy, standards and guidelines.

Deliversecurity aspects within projects and provide expert assurance for secure implementation.

Support & manageproduct security activities, including technical reviews and assessments of product security architectures and designs across a diverse range of complex infrastructure, data and application systems.

Ensure timely and robust incident management resolution, including major incident response coordination and management.

Deputise for the Senior IT Security Manager as and when required.

Education and Qualifications:

• One or more relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISA, CISM)

Knowledge and Experience:

• Expertise:Deep understanding of security data tools, information security controls, and best practices.
• Control Maturity:Experience designing control maturity tests and conducting assessments.
• Incident Response:Familiarity with incident response processes and continuous improvement.
• Technical knowledge and broad hands-on experience of working with security technologies such as the Microsoft XDR stack, vulnerability management tools (Nessus and Rapid 7), EDR platforms, SIEMs (Splunk / Azure Sentinel), Powershell automation etc.
• Experience of designing control maturity tests and conducting control maturity assessments.
• Experience of remediation of security assessments, technical testing, and vulnerability analysis including Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, and NIST CSF

Join our team and contribute to a safer digital landscape! Apply now and be part of our mission to protect critical assets and data.

Unfortunately, we may struggle to respond to every applicant, Boost often get a very high response rate on their advertisements and will be in touch if they feel your candidature is suitable for the opportunity.

We will process your CV and personal information to assess your suitability for the role. If we wish to consider you further, we will register your personal information in our database and contact you directly. We may contact you from time to time about other relevant roles. Your personal information will be securely held on our CRM system.