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Cyber Engineer, Honeypots and Deception
£100,000 - 100,000
Circle Group
M60 2TQ, Manchester + Remote
£100,000 - 100,000
Requirements
Must:
- 7 years experience in cyber security engineering, detection engineering, threat research, offensive security or similar hands-on roles
- 3 years working with honeypots, deception platforms or large-scale internet telemetry
- Strong understanding of modern attacker behaviour, including exploitation chains, tooling and post-exploitation workflows
- Experience building or modifying network services, protocols or application stacks to mimic real production systems
- Deep knowledge of Linux, networking and common internet protocols (HTTP/S, SSH, SMTP, FTP, databases, RPC, etc.)
- Strong Python skills, including building services, emulators, instrumentation and automation
- Experience deploying systems using cloud platforms, containers and infrastructure-as-code
- Comfortable operating in noisy, adversarial environments where attackers actively adapt
- Familiarity with log pipelines and analysis platforms such as ELK / OpenSearch
- Background working in a startup or fast-moving B2B environment is a strong plus
Responsibilities
- Design, deploy and run large-scale deception infrastructure, including high-interaction honeypots and decoy services exposed to the internet
- Build believable emulations of real systems, applications and protocols that withstand fingerprinting and attacker scrutiny
- Capture, enrich and analyse real attacker behaviour, from initial access through exploitation and post-exploitation
- Continuously adapt deception techniques based on emerging vulnerabilities, exploitation trends and adversary tradecraft
- Transform raw telemetry and logs into actionable security signals, detections and structured intelligence
- Rapidly roll out new deception scenarios in response to active exploitation, N-day and zero-day events
- Work closely with Detection Engineering and Threat Intelligence to productionise insights
- Produce automated analysis and reporting on attacker activity, campaigns and techniques
- Share findings across engineering, research, product and go-to-market teams
- Contribute to original research, blogs or publications for the wider security community
- Own the full deception lifecycle: build quality, deployment, data integrity and long-term signal value
Description
We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer specializing in deception technologies and honeypots for a fully remote role that offers the flexibility to work from anywhere, including overseas. Our team focuses on building and operating highly realistic security environments, engaging in hands-on defence strategies against real attackers. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology, influence our detection and research direction, and enjoy a competitive salary of up to £85k, along with healthcare benefits, generous holidays, and a bonus scheme. Join us to take ownership of your next challenge and help shape the future of offensive security.
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