Cyber Security Engineer

📋 Job Overview

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals. We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to join our security team and take the lead on our security operations. Reporting to the Group CISO and working closely with IT, you will take ownership of the day-to-day running of Sword’s technical security controls, with a strong focus on Microsoft security technologies.

🏢 About Sword Group

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.

🎯 The Role

This is a hands-on technical role with real ownership, focused on implementing, operating, and improving security controls across Sword’s environment. Working with IT and the wider security function, you will strengthen monitoring, protection, detection, response, and technical assurance through effective use of security technologies and services, and you will look for opportunities to automate. We are looking for someone who is proactive, practical, and delivery-focused, with the confidence to work independently, agree and manage priorities, and follow through with minimal supervision.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Security Monitoring and Operations - Own the day-to-day security operations across Microsoft security technologies including Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Conditional Access, Entra ID, and related Azure security capabilities, strengthening monitoring, detection, protection, and response.
• Vulnerability Management and Hardening - Proactive and risk-based vulnerability management, including attack surface reduction, system hardening, remediation support, and cloud security posture improvement.
• Automation and Continuous Improvement - Reduce manual effort across security operations through automation, scripting, and integration.
• Security Tooling and Services - Own the security tooling estate and work closely with our external providers to make sure the services we buy deliver the outcomes we need, resolving technical issues and improving day-to-day security outcomes.
• Incident Investigation and Response - Own and run security incidents from start to finish, covering technical investigation and triage, containment, remediation, closure, and keeping the business informed as it unfolds.
• Security Awareness and Enablement - Provide the technical input behind awareness activity, simulated phishing exercises, and secure working practices, helping colleagues work safely without adding friction to their day.
• Technical Compliance and Assurance - Own the technical controls behind our certifications and assurance activity, including Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001, evidence gathering, and remediation.
• Technical Risk Assessment - Lead technical security risk assessment across projects, suppliers, and internal services, identify where we are exposed, and drive practical remediation and hardening.
• Regulatory and Client Requirements - Implement, maintain, and evidence the technical controls we need to meet relevant legal, regulatory, and client security obligations.
• Supplier and Integration Security - Lead technical reviews of supplier and partner services, integrations, and access arrangements, and make sure the right controls are in place and stay in place.

📌 Required Qualifications

• You will need to be able to demonstrate technical experience in cyber security engineering or security operations, including direct responsibility for the day-to-day running of security tooling and incident response.
• Attitude matters greatly. We are looking for someone who delivers results and brings a positive, practical approach to solving problems.
• You should have hands-on experience in most of the following areas, and we may explore some of them practically during the interview process:
• Microsoft security technologies, in depth. Microsoft Defender across endpoint, identity, Office 365, and cloud apps, including triage and tuning of Defender alerts.
• Microsoft Sentinel, including writing and tuning your own KQL queries, analytic rules, and workbooks.
• Microsoft Entra ID and Conditional Access policy design, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Microsoft Purview, Intune security controls, email security, and end

🎁 Benefits

Competitive

🛂 Visa & Eligibility