Cyber Engineer

About the job

World Wide Technology (WWT) is a global technology integrator and supply chain solutions provider. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome.

World Wide Technology (WWT) is looking for an experienced Cyber Engineer to support our client, a major global renewable energy and resources organisation, within a secure Defence environment in the United Kingdom.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on engineer, operating and continuously improving endpoint, identity and privileged access controls, supporting cyber security incident response, and maintaining the assurance evidence needed to keep the environment compliant with Cyber Essentials Plus and contractual controls.

This is a contract role & Inside IR35

Cyber Engineer (Defence Environment)

Contract Duration: 6 months (Initial

Location: United Kingdom (Remote, primarily office-based, with home working in line with Defence Environment requirements)

Key Responsibilities

• Operate, configure and continuously improve cyber security controls across endpoint, identity and privileged access management (PAM) technologies, in line with CE+ expectations, contract controls and internal policies.
• Support secure configuration, hardening, patching, monitoring and vulnerability remediation of endpoints and associated security tooling, prioritised by risk.
• Administer and improve identity security controls, including Conditional Access, authentication, access reviews, joiner/mover/leaver processes and separation of duties, and support PAM governance (vaulting, access approval, session controls, break-glass).
• Monitor, triage, investigate and support the response to cyber security alerts and incidents, through containment, recovery and lessons learned.
• Maintain monitoring use cases, detection logic, dashboards, runbooks, operating procedures and technical documentation.
• Provide accurate evidence for audits, control assessments and contract assurance, and track remediation actions to closure.
• Work with Infrastructure, Workplace Technology, Service Desk, Identity and Access Management and Defence stakeholders, delivering secure-by-default improvements through agreed change control.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in cyber security engineering, security operations, infrastructure engineering or systems administration with a security focus.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise endpoints and security controls: secure configuration, hardening, patching, vulnerability remediation and endpoint protection/EDR.
• Practical understanding of identity and access management, authentication, access governance and PAM principles.
• Experience investigating and responding to cyber security events and incidents using structured processes, under pressure.
• Experience in a controlled, regulated or contractually assured environment, with an appreciation of auditability, evidence and change management.
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation, operational procedures, incident records and assurance evidence for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Working knowledge of cyber security principles, common attack techniques, vulnerability management and recognised good practice.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a methodical approach to diagnosing issues and reducing risk.
• Current BPSS clearance and the right to work in the UK.

Desirable

• CE+ or equivalent cyber security assurance experience in Defence, Government or another high-assurance environment.
• Familiarity with security standards, control frameworks, secure configuration baselines or contract-specific control sets.
• Experience with Microsoft security and identity technologies, endpoint management, SIEM, EDR, MFA, PAM or cloud security platforms.
• Relevant professional or technical certification in cyber security, infrastructure, identity or service management.
• Experience using scripting, automation or API integrations to improve repeatability, reporting or response activities.

Candidates will be required to go through background checks before commencing the contract.

Must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Some travel may be required. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

World Wide Technology is committed to equal opportunities and actively seeks applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of sex, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, having responsibility for dependents, age, religion/beliefs, or any other reason which cannot be shown to be justified.