Senior Cyber Security Engineer

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Technology and IT

Location:

United Kingdom;
Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom Posted:
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Senior Cyber Security Engineer
60,000 to 70,000 plus great benefits (Work Level
5) Manchester city centre - in this role you’ll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and the office once a week (find out more about our hybrid working policy at ).  We’re open to applications from people who may require flexible working arrangements. There’ll be an opportunity to discuss your flexible working requirements during the interview process, and at offer stage.

We’re reshaping our Digital, Technology and Data function for the future, creating new opportunities, strengthening our capability, and building clearer, more resilient ways of working so we can deliver even better services for our Co-op, our colleagues, members and customers.

We're looking for a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join our Information Security team and help us strengthen and evolve our cyber security capabilities. In this role, you'll identify, implement and improve security technologies that protect our systems, data and services from emerging threats. Working across technology, security and assurance teams, you'll help ensure new solutions are secure, observable and aligned with our wider security strategy, while supporting the adoption of innovative technologies, including AI-enabled security capabilities.

Why this role matters

As the digital world changes, staying ahead of cyber threats is more important than ever. That’s where you come in. In this role you'll work on complex technical problems, influence security decisions across multiple teams, and help drive the future direction of security engineering, observability and automated security capabilities. It's an opportunity to combine hands-on engineering expertise with strategic influence, helping us build secure, resilient services for the future.

What you’ll do Provide technical expertise in the design, implementation, configuration and ongoing improvement of cyber security tools and platforms

Evaluate and introduce new security technologies and capabilities that strengthen Co-op's cyber security posture

Support the adoption of AI-enabled security tools, automation and emerging technologies in a secure and controlled wayWork with observability and operational teams to ensure security systems provide meaningful data, monitoring and insight

Lead the investigation and resolution of security-related technical issues and risks

Collaborate with architecture, policy and compliance teams to ensure solutions align with security standards and regulatory requirements

Deliver secure integrations across cloud, SaaS and enterprise technology platforms

Influence stakeholders across technology and security teams, helping embed security best practice and improve organisational resilience

What you’ll bring

We’re committed to making our roles as accessible as possible, so we only ask for the minimum criteria. To thrive here, you’ll need to bring:

Experience working in a Cyber Security Engineering role, delivering security solutions within complex environments

Strong knowledge of security tooling, security operations, SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) platforms and security engineering best practices

Experience working with cloud-native security technologies and services

Knowledge of observability, monitoring, telemetry or related technologies that support operational insight and assurance

Experience evaluating, implementing or supporting emerging security technologies, automation or AI-enabled security capabilities

The ability to build relationships and influence technical and non-technical stakeholders

Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to deliver…