Cybersecurity Engineer

Job Summary:

As a Cybersecurity Engineer, you will collaborate closely with Cybersecurity, Engineering, and Service teams to address escalated issues, manage SOC escalations, and support new security initiatives. We are looking for an Engineer with leadership presence, possessing strong technical and interpersonal skills, familiarity with industry-standard tools, the ability to work under pressure, and the ability to mentor junior members of the team.

Responsibilities (including, but not limited to the following):

High interaction with the Security, Engineering and Service teams, responding to escalated issues in a timely fashion

Respond and action alerts from our SOC escalations and security tooling to maintain health and security of our platform

Lead Incident coordination between internal and external entities in alignment with regulatory requirements

Utilize interpersonal and technical skills to effectively communicate with management, peers, and clients

Maintain an awareness of security and control issues in emerging technologies

Ability to scope, implement and support new security projects/initiatives

Ownership and follow up of pending issues to resolution

Skills:

Familiarity with industry standard tools and applications (such as Palo Alto, Cisco Meraki, SonicWall, Fortigate, SentinelOne, ThreatLocker, MS Defender, G-Suite, Content Filtering, Protective DNS)

Heavy experience with the Incident Response lifecycle

Familiarity with Microsoft (Office365 & Azure) and Citrix (Virtual Apps & Desktops) technologies

Familiarity with open-source intelligence gathering

Scripting ability and experience working with API endpoints such as MS Graph.

Ability to navigate and utilize a ticketing system (such as ConnectWise or Service Now)

Experience with change management and security remediation processes

Experience with security documentation, technical and policy writing

Ability to deliver technical/security information or concepts in a user-friendly format

Takes ownership and excels in both independent and team project work

Ability to work under pressure and with short deadlines

Occasional on call nights, weekend and emergency on call is required within this role.

Qualifications:

Minimum 5 years’ experience in a system engineering or technical security role

A Bachelor’s Degree in MIS, Computer Science or similar focus

Microsoft Certified (MCSE) or equivalent certification a plus

Microsoft Cloud Security certifications preferred

Security Certificate such as; CompTIA CySA, Security+ and Network+, ISC-2 CCSP/SSCP)

The Benefits of Working for Abacus

Great annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays

Gym discount

Life insurance

Comprehensive travel insurance for you and your family in line with scheme rules

Confidential well-being and counselling support

Competitive compensation

Commission eligible

Contributory pension scheme

Company events

Private Medical and Dental Insurance

Fantastic company culture and values