Cyber Security Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Cyber Security Engineer

Location: Preston or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £47,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Rule creation in DLP
• Troubleshoot Linux systems to identify and resolve technical issues
• Detect and diagnose network issues within a large network environment, often escalating to third-party providers
• Manage and support Atlassian Stack technologies
• Supporting firewall rule reviews
• Work on large-scale projects to on-board new and existing networks into Cyber Toolsets
• Collaborate with technical engineering colleagues to provide efficient cyber services
• Manage systems for data collection, indexing, and analysis
• Optimise searches, reports, and dashboards for insights
• Automate tasks using scripts

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proficiency in Linux – configuring, managing, troubleshooting
• DLP rules and analytical skills
• Understanding of network architectures and protocols
• Ability to diagnose and escalate network issues effectively
• Experience with DLP technologies (Symantec and/or Trellix)
• Familiarity with Atlassian Stack technologies (Jira, Confluence and BitBucket)
• Experience with Firewall technologies
• Demonstrated experience in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell and RegEx

Desirable:

• Experience with Git version control system
• Ability to work within change control processes

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Cyber Engineering team:

You will be joining an expansion to an existing cyber engineering team, supporting additional requirements that sits within Enterprise IT, providing enterprise IT services across the UK businesses and internationally. You will participate in the creation of security solutions to provide enterprise security services, and maintain, develop, and communicate their associated roadmaps and standards through the full lifecycle of the service. This could also offer a natural progression route and the opportunity to develop further.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 12th September 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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