Cyber Engineer

Job Title: Cyber Security Engineer
Location: Manchester Cheltenham or London

Thanks for checking out this opportunity were excited that you are considering joining NCC Group.

Your Purpose in This Role

Youll be part of the Cyber & Infrastructure (C&I) Security Engineering practice. Your mission: deliver targeted high-impact security improvements for NCC Group clients. Youll work side by side with penetration testers red teamers incident responders and auditors to drive meaningful change.

As a Security Engineer youll act as the trusted expert shaping priorities advising clients and their service providers and making hands-on improvements where needed. You wont just work with data youll interpret it augment it and transform it into actions. Whether its red team findings pen tests incident reports audits etc youll pull it all together into a clear plan of attack.

Youll also need the ability to spot root causes not just symptoms. That means tackling governance and process gaps too not just tech fixes. And while youll push for improvement youll also be empathetic to business-as-usual operations and realistic timelines.

Day to day you will

• Be the technical cyber authority for your clients

• Drive measurable improvements to their security posture during each engagement

• Analyse risk and security information (incident reports pen tests red team findings audits) and build on that with your own reviews

• Shape project plans and costings with your technical input then help prioritise and plan as things evolve

• Write sharp clear and accurate technical documentation

• Collaborate with project managers using Agile ways of working to manage risk resources and delivery

• Work directly with clients NCC colleagues and third parties to deliver security improvements both hands-on and advisory

• Validate that whats been delivered actually reduces risk as intended

• Bring in the right NCC expertise where needed and make sure all relevant angles are covered

• Champion the Security Engineering practice and help connect clients to wider NCC services when needed.

What You Bring

• Strong understanding of cyber security principles and the attack chain lifecycle and good understanding of the mind of the offender

• Familiarity with frameworks like NIST CIS or MITRE

• Ability to digest security reports and recommend smart actionable mitigations

• Broad IT knowledge across networks infrastructure security and compliance

• Solid grasp of modern Windows environments Active Directory Entra ID and Microsoft 365

• Awareness of Azure AWS GCP

• A collaborative mindset

• Clear confident written communication.

It Would Be Great If You Also Have

• Certifications or expertise in IT security management or compliance.

• Experience working in Agile teams or service-led organisations.

• Hands-on experience in some of the following:

  • Windows Active Directory Microsoft 365

  • Azure AWS GCP

  • DevOps CI/CD infrastructure as code

  • Network or infrastructure engineering

  • IT compliance or security management

  • Blue teaming network defence monitoring engineering

• Certifications like CISSP CISM CEH or Agile qualifications.

• Familiarity with standards like PCI-DSS ISO27001 or SOC.

• Experience building solution architectures and designs.

Youll thrive here if you:

• Prioritise the client. You put their success front and centre.

• Collaborate. You work as One NCC across teams and disciplines.

• Add value. You go beyond the brief to deliver meaningful outcomes.

• Enable others. You help your team do their best work.

• Take ownership. You own your impact good and bad.

• Communicate openly. Youre honest clear and respectful.

• Stay open-minded. You embrace feedback and change.

• Grow. Youre always learning and helping others do the same.

• Think critically. You tackle problems systematically and strategically.

Why Join Us

At NCC Group your mission is to help create a more secure digital future. Youll work on high-impact projects cutting-edge research and real-world security challenges. We partner with some of the worlds most innovative companies and we want you to be part of that journey.

Youll join a global team of specialists who thrive on solving complex problems. We invest in your development and well-being and weve built an environment where you can grow professionally personally and technically.

So ready to join us

Whats In It For You

We balance high performance with world-class well-being benefits including:

• Flexible working

• Pension life assurance share save scheme

• Generous parental leave

• Community & volunteering programmes

• Green car scheme

• Cycle to work scheme

• Wellness programmes

• Learning & development opportunities

• Employee referral bonuses

If this sounds like the right fit wed love to hear from you.

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Your Application:

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Note: This role requires pre-employment background checks (BS7858 screening) due to the nature of the work.