- Company Name
- Vix Technology
- Job Title
- Security Engineer
- Job Description
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Job Title: Security Engineer
Role Summary
Secures the organization’s on‑premises and cloud infrastructures, ensuring compliance with industry standards and managing incident response. Acts as the primary contact for security events, conducts risk assessments, and implements tools such as firewalls, SIEM, IAM, and DLP to protect data.
Expectations
Deliver security solutions on time, maintain awareness of evolving threats, provide clear documentation, communicate with global IT and Security Operations Centre teams, and support audit activities while managing day‑to‑day security operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess effectiveness of existing security controls and identify gaps.
- Design, deploy, and manage security technologies (firewalls, IDS/IPS, DLP, endpoint protection, MDM, SIEM, IAM, vulnerability management).
- Respond promptly to security incidents and coordinate resolution with SOC teammates.
- Conduct vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and risk assessments.
- Perform and support internal/external audits; update program documentation.
- Ensure compliance with GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST, and other regulatory frameworks.
- Produce incident and compliance reports for stakeholders.
- Recommend and adopt new security tools, staying current on infosec trends.
- Liaise with global IT, Cloud, and operations teams to maintain secure environments.
Required Skills
- 3–5 years Information Security experience.
- Deep knowledge of security principles, networking, and infrastructure (on‑prem & cloud).
- Hands‑on experience with firewalls, IDS/IPS, XDR, SIEM/CNAPP, and log management (e.g., CrowdStrike, Lacework).
- Implementation skills for IAM solutions.
- Proficiency with Windows/Linux servers, Wireshark, network scanning tools.
- Understanding of PKI, IAM, and vulnerability management.
- Ability to plan, organize, and execute security projects independently.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
Required Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or Information Security (preferred).
- AWS security and/or administration certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Security – Specialty).
- Relevant information‑security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CEH, CompTIA Security+).
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Manchester, United kingdom
On site
Junior
10-12-2025