Security Engineer - OT
Posted Today by MRJ Recruitment
Negotiable
Outside
Undetermined
England, United Kingdom
Summary: This role is for a Security Engineer focused on enhancing security within the operational technology (OT) environment of a client. The position involves hands-on implementation and configuration of security controls while collaborating with various teams to ensure system security and compliance. The role is urgent and requires strong technical skills in security tooling and incident response. It is a strategic position aimed at improving security resilience across operational systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implementing and maintaining security tooling including EDR/XDR, SIEM, WAF, firewalls, IDS/IPS, CASB and vulnerability management platforms
- Supporting secure-by-design delivery across cloud, infrastructure and operational environments
- Conducting technical security assessments, hardening activities and remediation work
- Monitoring environments for threats, vulnerabilities and suspicious activity
- Supporting incident response, investigation and remediation activities
- Improving security monitoring, alerting and detection capabilities
- Automating security tasks and operational processes using scripting and automation tooling
- Producing runbooks, documentation and security standards
- Collaborating closely with Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps and Engineering teams
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with enterprise security tooling and controls
- Experience across cloud, on-prem and hybrid environments
- Knowledge of technologies such as EDR/XDR, SIEM, WAF, IDS/IPS, CASB and vulnerability scanning tools
- Strong understanding of networking and infrastructure security principles
- Experience with scripting/automation using PowerShell, Python or Bash
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, CIS Controls or ISO27001
- Strong troubleshooting and incident response capability
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Exposure to cloud security within AWS or Azure environments (nice to have)
- Experience working alongside DevOps or Platform Engineering teams (nice to have)
- Relevant certifications such as Security+, GIAC, AWS/Azure certifications, CISSP or CCSK (nice to have)
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Security Engineer £600 (Outside ir35) | 3 Months
Urgent opportunity available for a Security Engineer to help strengthen and evolve security across our clients core operational technology (OT) environment . This is a key strategic and hands on role focused on implementing, configuring, and improving security controls across operational systems working closely with Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps, Architecture, and Operations teams to ensure systems remain secure, resilient, and compliant.
What you’ll be doing:
- Implementing and maintaining security tooling including EDR/XDR, SIEM, WAF, firewalls, IDS/IPS, CASB and vulnerability management platforms
- Supporting secure-by-design delivery across cloud, infrastructure and operational environments
- Conducting technical security assessments, hardening activities and remediation work
- Monitoring environments for threats, vulnerabilities and suspicious activity
- Supporting incident response, investigation and remediation activities
- Improving security monitoring, alerting and detection capabilities
- Automating security tasks and operational processes using scripting and automation tooling
- Producing runbooks, documentation and security standards
- Collaborating closely with Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps and Engineering teams
What we’re looking for:
- Strong hands-on experience with enterprise security tooling and controls
- Experience across cloud, on-prem and hybrid environments
- Knowledge of technologies such as EDR/XDR, SIEM, WAF, IDS/IPS, CASB and vulnerability scanning tools
- Strong understanding of networking and infrastructure security principles
- Experience with scripting/automation using PowerShell, Python or Bash
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, CIS Controls or ISO27001
- Strong troubleshooting and incident response capability
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Nice to have:
- Exposure to cloud security within AWS or Azure environments
- Experience working alongside DevOps or Platform Engineering teams
- Relevant certifications such as Security+, GIAC, AWS/Azure certifications, CISSP or CCSK