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Senior Cyber Security Engineer
£37,000 - 77,000
NTT Global Data Centers EMEA UK ltd
Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead
£37,000 - 77,000
Requirements
Must:
- Multiple years experience of working in IT and/or Security Operation centers required.
- Experience in a Data Center environment is an added plus.
- Advanced expertise in architecting, implementing, and optimizing SIEM and security platforms across hybrid environments.
- Demonstrated leadership in ICS and SCADA security integration and monitoring within critical infrastructure.
- Deep knowledge of security architecture, with hands-on experience designing and integrating multi-layered security solutions across diverse technology stacks.
- Strategic customer engagement mindset with a proactive approach to anticipating security needs and driving continuous improvement in service delivery.
- Recognized as a strategic problem solver with a track record of resolving complex security challenges independently.
- Exceptional attention to detail in high-stakes environments, ensuring precision in threat detection, incident response, and documentation supporting audit and compliance.
- Advanced analytical acumen with the ability to synthesize threat intelligence, correlate multi-source data, and drive actionable insights for risk mitigation.
- Polished spoken and written communication skills, with English as the preferred language.
- Proven leadership in global security teams, mentoring junior engineers, and aligning security operations with business objectives.
- Bachelors degree or equivalent in Information Technology or related field.
- Relevant Security certifications such as CySA, PenTest, CCSP, GCIH, OSCP, CISM, CISSP preferred.
- Relevant IT certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, RHCSA, GRID, GICSP, AZ-500, SC-200 will be an added advantage.
- Advanced experience in Security technologies like SIEM, PAM, IAM, PenTest, Threat Hunting, Firewall, Proxy preferably within a global IT services organization.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior member of a 24/7 global GDC Cybersecurity team, providing leadership in IT/OT environments.
- Lead the administration and optimization of enterprise security platforms, overseeing lifecycle management including break-fix, patching, and version upgrades.
- Direct complex security incident response efforts across multiple vectors ensuring rapid containment and root cause analysis.
- Design and execute advanced vulnerability assessments using both automated and manual techniques.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize remediation based on business risk and threat intelligence.
- Oversee continuous monitoring of threat intelligence feeds and security alerts, proactively identifying emerging risks.
- Interpret and synthesize threat reports to guide architectural improvements and validate current security controls.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to develop and implement enterprise-wide mitigation strategies and configuration baselines.
- Champion automation initiatives to streamline incident response, threat detection, and reporting workflows.
- Maintain and evolve the knowledge base by authoring and reviewing technical articles, playbooks, and SOPs.
- Lead post-incident reviews, driving service recovery, documentation, and implementation of preventive measures.
- Provide expert-level guidance on specialized security domains and technologies.
- Ensure meticulous incident logging and foster collaboration across teams and external partners.
- Conduct advanced data correlation and threat hunting to uncover stealthy threats and improve detection capabilities.
- Lead strategic security projects, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to the evolution of the organizations security posture.
Description
As the third largest data center provider, we operate over 150 data centers in more than 20 countries and regions. We understand that every business, large and small, has its own unique needs and goals. We offer local-to-global data center expertise, aligned with our connected platform of AI-ready data centers, to create solutions that enable our clients to seamlessly scale their digital businesses, anywhere and anytime.
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