Defensive Security Engineer (Blue Team)

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Job description

Defensive Security Engineer - permanent full-time office-based
West London - office based
Salary up to £38,000 - Depending on previous experience

I'm an IT specialist recruiter on the lookout for a Defensive Security Engineer to help to provide complex IT services for a client in West London.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Information security incident management, including reporting, response and escalation
Perform security reviews, vulnerability scans and track mitigation activities to completion
Maintaining defensive security technology
Working alongside an amazing technical delivery team
Automate tasks

REQUIREMENTS:

The ability to triage and troubleshoot difficult problems
A strong knowledge of security protocols and fundamentals
Experience deploying, maintaining and administering security technologies
Be proficient in at least one scripting language; PHP, JavaScript, Python, Powershell, Bash etc
Data analysis experience
Have a thorough understanding of network defence; TCP/IP networking, Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, network security monitoring tools, secure engineering principles and technical security testing methodologies

You'll have access to incredible training opportunities to progress further, and the coolest tech to keep it interesting.

Ideally you'll have 1-2 year's experience in Triage / Incident Response in a SIEM system and now you're longingly looking to move to a consistently growing company who offer impressive training opportunities in a live network environment, where personal growth and development is celebrated and encouraged.

To apply please send an up to date CV to me at Jennifer [dot] Jackson [at] Circle Recruitment [dot] com or click APPLY.

Cheers and best of luck!

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