CyberSecurityEngineer

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals. We are delighted to present a newly created opportunity for a Cyber Security Engineer to join our internal security team. Reporting to the CISO and working closely with IT, you will help implement, maintain, and improve Sword’s technical security controls, with a strong focus on Microsoft security technologies. You will play an important role in strengthening monitoring, detection, protection, and response across the business. This is a mid-level role suited to someone with solid hands-on experience, a positive can-do attitude, and the ability to take ownership, work autonomously, manage workload effectively, and deliver results. It is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to keep learning and continue building their career in cyber security engineering. Key responsibilities: * Security Monitoring and Operations \- Implement, administer, and improve day-to-day security operations across Microsoft security technologies including Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Conditional Access, Entra ID, and related Azure security capabilities, helping to strengthen monitoring, detection, protection, and response. * Vulnerability Management and Hardening \- Proactive and risk-based vulnerability management, including attack surface reduction, system hardening, remediation support, and cloud security posture improvement. * Security Tooling and Service Support \- Support the effective operation of security tooling and services delivered through a combination of internal teams and external providers, helping to maintain ser