Job Specifications
Cyber Security Engineer
Location: Wakefield – Hybrid (3 days per week on-site)
Travel: Occasional UK & European travel (full driving licence beneficial)
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience + on-call allowance
The Opportunity
An established European organisation is investing heavily in strengthening its cyber security capability and is building out a dedicated security function to protect its people, systems, data and brands.
As a Cyber Security Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, implementing and improving security controls across a large, multi-country environment. This is a hands-on role that combines security engineering, monitoring, incident response and continuous security improvement.
You will work closely with infrastructure teams, developers and business stakeholders across multiple locations, helping to shape security tooling, processes and standards as the organisation continues to mature its security posture.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement and continuously improve security controls across the organisation.
Improve monitoring and alerting capabilities, developing response playbooks and embedding automation where possible.
Investigate and respond to escalated security alerts, supporting containment, remediation and recovery activities.
Support vulnerability management, including scanning, prioritisation and coordinating remediation.
Contribute to the development of security policies, standards and best practices.
Participate in security reviews for new suppliers, systems and technologies.
Share knowledge, mentor colleagues and help raise security awareness across the organisation.
Participate in an on-call rota for high-severity security incidents (additional payment provided).
What We’re Looking For:
Essential Experience
Hands-on experience in security engineering and/or security operations within an enterprise environment.
Experience managing security incidents from triage through to recovery.
Strong knowledge across several of the following areas:
Identity & Access Security
Entra ID / Azure AD
MFA / SSO
Conditional Access
Privileged Access Management
Zero Trust
Endpoint & Email Security
EDR/XDR platforms (e.g. SentinelOne, CrowdStrike)
MDM solutions (e.g. Intune, WorkspaceONE)
Email security platforms (e.g. Mimecast, Darktrace Email)
Cloud & SaaS Security
Tools such as AWS GuardDuty, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Wiz
SIEM & Detection
SIEM platforms (e.g. Microsoft Sentinel, Wazuh, Splunk)
Alert creation and tuning
MITRE ATT&CK framework
Query languages such as KQL or SPL
Network Security
Firewalls, VPNs, web security controls
Network detection and response tools
Vulnerability Management
Scanning tools such as Tenable
Risk prioritisation and remediation coordination
Compliance reporting
Strong understanding of common cyber threats, attacker techniques and security hardening practices.
Desirable Experience
Experience in retail, distribution, warehousing or e-commerce environments
Exposure to OT / IoT security
Familiarity with ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials and UK/EU regulatory requirements
Understanding of secure development practices (SDLC, SAST/DAST, CI/CD security)
Experience with data protection, classification or DLP tooling
Additional European languages such as French, German or Italian
Why Apply?
Opportunity to help shape a growing cyber security function
Work across a large, international technology environment
Exposure to modern security tooling and cloud security platforms
Collaborate with teams across multiple countries
Competitive salary and benefits with additional on-call allowance
Please APPLY by sending an updated copy of your CV to gday@leap29.com.
About the Company
Leap29 is a global people partner, specialising in recruitment and expansion services to support businesses entering new international markets. With expert teams and a global presence, we provide tailored solutions, including recruitment, Employer of Record, global payroll, entity setup, and support services, to meet the needs of our clients worldwide.
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