Security Engineer

About the role

Key Responsibilities

• Key responsibilities include:
• Monitor and assess security threats, vulnerabilities and events across SIEM, endpoint, network, email, web, DLP and cloud security platforms.
• Investigate cyber security incidents, conduct threat hunting and root cause analysis, and turn lessons learned into stronger detection and response.
• Implement, configure and optimise security tools and controls across identity, endpoint, network, application and cloud environments.
• Manage vulnerability scanning, system hardening, attack surface reduction and remediation validation.
• Support cyber risk assessments, audits and compliance activities across on-premises, cloud, SaaS and third-party environments.
• Coordinate security testing, DevSecOps, penetration testing and assurance activities with internal teams and external partners.
• Produce security dashboards and reports, build trusted stakeholder relationships, promote security awareness and participate in the on-call rotation as required.
• Qualifications & Experience
• 3+ years of experience in a cyber security role such as Security Analyst, Security Engineer, or similar.
• Relevant certifications and/or tertiary education, such as:
• Security Operations, CompTIA CySA+, AWS / Microsoft security certifications or similar
• Vendor‐specific certifications for SIEM, EDR, firewalls, cloud security, or DLP.
• Experience with SIEM platforms, automation, threat hunting, and intelligence.
• Firewalls, proxies, secure web gateways, endpoint detection and response, application whitelisting, routers, switches, micro‐segmentation, NDR, DLP, SSE and web application firewalls.
• Microsoft 365, AWS, Azure, Windows Server, Linux/Unix, iOS and Android.
• Web application security, vulnerability scanning, DevSecOps pipelines, penetration testing support.
• Experience with risk assessments, SOPs, playbooks, guidelines, compliance frameworks (PCI DSS, ASD Essential 8, ISO 27001, NIST).
• Ability to produce clear operational‐level reporting.
• About you
• Strong analytical and problem‐solving mindset.
• Ability to work independently in fast‐paced environments.
• Effective communicator who can simplify technical concepts for non‐technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative team player committed to improving organisational security maturity.
• High levels of integrity, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Working at hummgroup
• We embrace flexible working arrangements, ensuring a genuine work-life balance and a fun, vibrant inclusive culture that embraces diverse perspectives and values the unique contributions of each of our team through our behaviours Curious - Adaptable - Tenacious – Accountable - Respectful.
• We invite candidates of all gender expressions, ethnicities, ages, and other culturally diverse groups to apply. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and welcoming and supportive environment where all our people can thrive.
• If this sounds like the opportunity, you have been looking for then apply today!

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem‐solving mindset.
• Ability to work independently in fast‐paced environments.
• Effective communicator who can simplify technical concepts for non‐technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative team player committed to improving organisational security maturity.
• High levels of integrity, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Working at hummgroup
• We embrace flexible working arrangements, ensuring a genuine work-life balance and a fun, vibrant inclusive culture that embraces diverse perspectives and values the unique contributions of each of our team through our behaviours Curious - Adaptable - Tenacious – Accountable - Respectful.
• We invite candidates of all gender expressions, ethnicities, ages, and other culturally diverse groups to apply. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and welcoming and supportive environment where all our people can thrive.
• If this sounds like the opportunity, you have been looking for then apply today!