Cyber Security Specialist: Engineering

Cyber Security Specialist:
Engineering About Redherd

Redherd is a specialist technical cybersecurity recruitment firm supporting organisations that are building or maturing high-performance cyber functions. We partner with companies undergoing significant digital transformation who need deeply skilled security professionals capable of driving capability, stability and long-term engineering uplift.

Our client is a large, complex enterprise investing heavily in modernising its cybersecurity landscape. The security function is mature, well supported and undergoing transformation to uplift its architecture and engineering disciplines. The environment embraces a zero-trust philosophy, security by design and default, and the adoption of modern technology and AI to streamline and enhance security operations.

This is a senior technical role within a small architecture and engineering team. The position focuses on designing, maintaining and enhancing the security technology stack. The work spans security architecture, engineering, security tool optimisation, automation, integration into Dev Sec Ops  and supporting advanced defensive operations.

The role requires hands-on experience across security tools, an understanding of defensive frameworks, and the ability to actively enhance and mature security capabilities. It also contributes to architectural reviews, security standards, and cross-team collaboration with security operations, engineering, cloud and broader technology stakeholders.

• Take ownership of the cybersecurity technology landscape
• Utilise, maintain and optimise security tools and infrastructure
• Improve technology solutions through automation and streamlining
• Maintain, enhance and secure identified security tools and platforms
• Work closely with the SOC to configure SIEM, XDR, EDR, SOAR and related tooling including scripting where required
• Enable mature active defence processes through ongoing validation of infrastructure, platform, application and data asset controls
• Enhance defensive capabilities in line with identified threats, vulnerabilities and exploits
• Integrate security practices into SDLC and Dev Sec Ops  using security by design principles
• Support security architecture reviews for projects and business initiatives
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key technical and business stakeholders
• Support operational and strategic initiatives across the wider security function
• Contribute to the formulation of business cases with relevant security inputs, standards and patterns

• Plan and prioritise projects and workload to support the roadmap
• Provide updates, context and insights to relevant stakeholders
• Support proactive threat modelling with internal teams
• Stay current with global security trends and translate insights into improvements in architecture and engineering
• Contribute to annual cybersecurity strategy and roadmap, with a focus on architectural and engineering disciplines

• Grade 12 and a relevant degree, diploma or certifications
• Three or more years of relevant cybersecurity experience, with up to ten years in IT
• Hands on experience with SOC tools such as SIEM, XDR, EDR, SOAR, CASB and CSPM
• Experience optimising and engineering security operations tools
• Knowledge of security architecture, threat modelling and cloud security technologies
• Ability to work outside of standard hours or be on standby when required

Certifications such as CEH, CISSP, CISM, CCSP, TOGAF or SABSA

• Experience with programming and scripting
• Industry certifications such as CEH, AWS or Azure
• Experience building or maturing SOC capabilities
• Exposure to automation and ML or AI driven tooling
• Practical use of adversarial frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK
• Knowledge of PCI DSS
• Hands-on cloud experience

Technical Acumen
Makes sound technical decisions aligned to business and technology constraints. Evaluates the applicability of solutions and contributes to the IT roadmap. Sets technical policies and procedures aligned to evolving technologies.

Business and Commercial Acumen
Understands organisational…