Cyber Security Engineer

Cyber Security Engineer Glasgow – Hybrid Competitive salary - 12-month FTC

VIQU is working with a leading global professional services organisation to recruit a Cyber Security Engineer to join their Security Operations team on a 12-month fixed term contract. This role will focus on the hands-on implementation, maintenance, and optimisation of security tooling and controls across a complex enterprise environment, alongside contributing to security governance, compliance, and best practice delivery. You will play a key role in strengthening detection and response capability across cloud and on-prem infrastructure, while supporting both BAU operations and ongoing transformation projects.

Key Responsibilities of the Cyber Security Engineer

Deploy, configure, and maintain security tooling (SIEM, EDR, DLP, vulnerability management, PAM) across cloud and on-prem environments

Monitor, investigate, and respond to security incidents, including root cause analysis and forensic support

Manage vulnerability scanning and remediation tracking across infrastructure and cloud (Azure desirable)

Support secure configuration, security best practices, and alignment to ISO27001 and NIST

Contribute to security documentation (policies, SOPs, playbooks) and continuous improvement of controls

Support BAU operations, projects, and penetration testing activities as required

Key Requirements of the Cyber Security Engineer

Experience in a Cyber Security Engineer, SecOps, or similar hands-on security role

Strong experience with enterprise security tooling including SIEM, EDR, DLP, and vulnerability management platforms

Familiarity with tools such as CrowdStrike, Absolute, Sumo Logic, and Rapid7 (or similar technologies)

Experience supporting cloud environments, ideally Azure, within a security operations context

Strong understanding of security frameworks such as ISO27001 and NIST

Experience across both BAU security operations and project delivery

Strong incident response experience, including investigation, escalation, and root cause analysis

Ability to produce clear technical documentation (SOPs, playbooks, and standards)

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical teams

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities

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Cyber Security Engineer Glasgow – Hybrid Competitive salary - 12-month FTC