- Company Name
- NRG.
- Job Title
- Cyber Security Engineer
- Job Description
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**Job title**: Cyber Security Engineer
**Role Summary**:
Cyber Security Engineer responsible for protecting digital assets through hands‑on incident response, vulnerability management, SIEM oversight, and security tooling administration. Works with Microsoft security suite (Defender, Sentinel, Microsoft 365) to monitor, investigate, and resolve threats, and promotes secure practices across the organization.
**Expectations**:
* Act as lead cyber incident manager, ensuring rapid containment, eradication, and recovery.
* Maintain and optimize security tools and platforms, focusing on Microsoft stack integration.
* Drive SIEM operations, leveraging Microsoft Sentinel for log collection, correlation, and alerting.
* Develop and deliver cyber awareness initiatives to foster a security‑first culture.
**Key Responsibilities**:
1. Conduct incident detection, triage, and response across all business units.
2. Administer, configure, and fine‑tune Azure Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, and related security tools.
3. Perform regular vulnerability scans, analyze findings, and coordinate remediation with IT teams.
4. Maintain Windows Server, Group Policy, and Active Directory security hygiene.
5. Collaborate with external SOC/MSSP partners to align threat intelligence and response playbooks.
6. Produce incident reports, post‑mortems, and metrics to demonstrate SOC effectiveness.
7. Design and coach end‑user security awareness programs, including phishing simulations and training materials.
8. Participate in security project delivery, ensuring technical requirements and compliance are met.
**Required Skills**:
* Proven expertise in cyber incident response and day‑to‑day cyber operations.
* Hands‑on experience with vulnerability assessment tools and remediation workflows.
* Deep familiarity with Microsoft 365 security stack: Defender, Sentinel, End‑Point, IAM.
* Basic administration of Windows Server, Group Policy, and Active Directory.
* Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, with diligence in threat hunting.
* Excellent written and verbal communication, capable of simplifying complex security concepts.
* Ability to influence stakeholders and promote secure behavior organization‑wide.
* Experience interacting with SOC/MSSP environments (internal or external).
**Required Education & Certifications**:
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
* Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Security, Ops & Management Specialist, CEH, CISSP, or similar are highly desirable.
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Sunderland, United kingdom
Hybrid
17-12-2025