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