Security Engineer - 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract


Company 

Precise Placements

Location 

London

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

Job Requirements/Description

Security Engineer - 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

A global professional services firm is seeking a skilled Security Engineer to join their Information Security team on a 12-month fixed-term basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on strategic security tooling implementations while supporting the broader cyber security maturity programme.

Why Apply?

  • Make an impact on firmwide security posture by implementing and enhancing modern security tools

  • Collaborate with IT and development teams on enterprise-wide projects

  • Contribute to security design, operations, and incident response in a fast-paced environment

Key Responsibilities:

  • Implement new and existing security tooling to enhance the firm's security controls

  • Support security operations, including incident response, vulnerability management, and DLP

  • Embed security-by-design principles in collaboration with IT and Dev teams

  • Operate and enhance security infrastructure, including HSM, EDR, SIEM, and IAM

  • Monitor and respond to security alerts; manage threat mitigation and patch compliance

  • Participate in change and architecture review boards, documenting detailed design work

Skills & Experience Required:

  • 5-10 years of experience in cyber security engineering, ideally in legal, financial services or similarly regulated environments

  • Hands-on expertise in:

    • EDR tools: SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Defender

    • Cloud platforms: Azure, M365, Defender for Cloud

    • SIEM: Exabeam, Splunk, QRadar

    • IAM: ENTRA ID, CyberArk, DUO MFA

    • Firewall & Network Security: Cisco, Palo Alto, NAC

    • DLP tools: Microsoft Purview, Tessian

  • Strong scripting abilities (PowerShell, Python, Perl)

  • Familiarity with vulnerability management, penetration testing, and security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, OWASP, GDPR)

  • Proficient in managing compliance and infrastructure hardening against CIS benchmarks

Qualifications:

  • Degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field

  • Certifications such as CISSP, CEH, OSCP, SANS, or ISACA highly desirable

This is a rare chance to contribute to a critical transformation of an international firm's security landscape, gaining exposure to a wide range of technologies and projects in a supportive, high-performing team.

Company 

Precise Placements

Location 

London

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

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