Associate Security Engineer

NCC Group is hiring an Associate Security Engineer in Manchester, United Kingdom. It pays £35k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

AI in this role

The Cyber and Information Security Team play a critical role in supporting our internal business functions alongside our external customer commitments. NCC Group’s internal security team work to develop, introduce and maintain administrative, technical and physical security controls to continually improve the Group’s security.
The Associate Security Engineer supports the implementation, monitoring and maintenance of security tools, technologies and configurations that help protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of NCC Group information systems and assets. The role helps the Security Engineering Team manage cyber risk, improve security controls and support the secure operation of internal technology services.
This role is suited to someone building their career in security engineering, with the opportunity to develop technical knowledge, contribute to business-as-usual and project work, and support the adoption of good security practice across NCC Group.

Key Responsibilities

Assisting the Group in constantly striving to improve its cyber security posture, seeking out and exploiting opportunities for improvement.
Supporting and maintaining security solutions (e.g. Defender for Endpoint, privileged access management systems, access policies, application management, etc.)
Taking part in the investigation of security alerts and incidents, in conjunction with the Security Operations Centre and Digital Forensics colleagues
Involvement in the investigation, development and adoption of cyber and information security technology, process, policy and best practice.
Working on BAU and Project tasks assigned to the Security Engineering Team.
Working closely with the Security Program Team and Technical IT Teams where required.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Experience in an IT, infrastructure, service desk, cloud, security operations or information security role.
Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID / Azure, Microsoft Defender 365, Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Intune or VMware.
Awareness of security frameworks and standards such as NIST, CIS Controls, Cyber Essentials or ISO 27001.
Awareness of privileged access management, endpoint security, incident response, AWS security, mobile device security, Windows or Linux environments is desirable.
Security-related certifications or learning pathways, such as Security+, Microsoft SC-900 or AZ-900.

How we rate this

Associate Security Engineer at NCC Group rates 38 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.