Location - Lincoln- Hybrid- Tuesday and Thursdays on site

Rate -Inside IR35 £825 per day

ROLE:

Local council have a need for a Cyber Security Engineer/Architect for a 5 month initial role with possible extensions

Your role will be:

To work with the Head of Cyber Security and other security and engineering colleagues both in house and through 3rd party provider, to identify, specify, plan and deliver a series of projects and initiatives to improve Cyber Security

Projects may include security improvements in M365, Azure, networks and Firewalls

Experience:

• At least 5 years technical security experience
• Strong technical skills including Azure, Microsoft Defender, M365 networking and Firewalls.
• Able to work on own initiative, able to cut through challenges and keep the programme lead informed of progress
• An ability to plan and drive the delivery of change to improve security
• Able to analyse the situation, understand and communicate the security context, consider solutions (both tactical and strategic) and drive the delivery to completion
• A good working knowledge of security best practice
• Good working knowledge of vulnerability management

Desirable

• A working knowledge of security testing tools would be an advantage
• Knowledge of formal standards eg NIST/NCFC/CIS would be an advantage
• Experience of specifying and implementing 3rd party SOC

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, related field or equivalent experience
• Relevant certifications (eg, CISSP) are a plus.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Relevant Microsoft Security certifications