Cyber Security Engineer - Work from Home £42K

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Cyber Security Engineer

£42,385 - £44,615

Home Based

 

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The WEA is the UK`s largest voluntary sector provider of adult education, a charity dedicated to bringing high quality, professional education into the heart of communities. We believe that all adults, regardless of their situation, should have access to education.

 

WEA are looking for talented individuals to help us deliver our mission. If that sounds like you, please read on!

 

The Cyber Security Engineer will play a crucial role in safeguarding the WEA`s digital assets by proactively monitoring security alerts, conducting vulnerability scans, and working closely with the infrastructure team to remediate security issues. The role involves advising on best practices to secure infrastructure, systems, and applications, and leading the annual Cyber Essentials Plus recertification process

 

Key areas of responsibility:

Reporting into the Head of IT the successful candidate will:

- Continuously monitor security alerts and incidents and analyse and respond to security events promptly to mitigate risks

- Perform regular vulnerability scans on the organization`s systems and networks, identify, assess, and prioritize vulnerabilities, and work with the infrastructure team to remediate identified vulnerabilities

- Provide expert advice on security best practices for infrastructure, systems, and applications, and develop and maintain security guidelines and procedures

- Ensure compliance with internal and external security standards and lead the annual Cyber Essentials Plus recertification process

- Collaborate with various IT teams to enhance overall security posture and conduct security training and awareness programs for staff

- Generate regular reports on security status and progress, and maintain accurate documentation of security incidents, responses, and remediation efforts

 

About you:

- Bachelor degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, or related field Professional certifications such as CISSP, CEH, or CompTIA Security+

- Proven experience in monitoring and responding to security incidents

-Experience in Pen testing and assessment tools

- Strong knowledge of security frameworks and standards (e.g., ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, NIST)

- Experience in system integration and data migration projects

- Strong background in information security management, including business continuity

- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a cybersecurity role.

- Experience in network security, including firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and other network defence technologies.

- Hands-on experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems

- Knowledge of endpoint protection solutions and techniques

- Experience with cloud security (e.g., Azure) and securing cloud environments

- Excellent documentation and technical writing skills

 

We offer a great range of benefits, such as:

- Enhanced holiday entitlement (30 days, plus bank holidays);

- Agile working opportunities;

- Life insurance cover;

- Employee assistance programme;

- Cycle to work scheme;

- Eye care vouchers.

 

You can read more about our benefits and what it's like to work here, on our website https://www.wea.org.uk/why-work-for-us

 

We are working hard to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves and work together to drive positive change. We strongly encourage applicants from a diverse range of candidates and encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experiences and potential to apply. Should you need any support with your application, then please email [email protected]