Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Location: Greater London

** Salary for this Role:
** From £54,800 with benefits, subject to skills and experience.
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* Job Title:

** Senior Cyber Security Engineer
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* Reports to:

** Natasha Towner
** Closing Date:
** 10/Mar/ GMT
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* Job Description:

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* Job Title:

** Senior Cyber Security Engineer
** Details of the role:
**** Working pattern:
** This is a full-time, permanent position on Crick terms and conditions of employment.
** Salary:
** From £54,800 with benefits, subject to skills and experience.
** Final date to receive applications:
** 10th of March 2026 mThe Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions.

The Crick is a place for collaboration, innovation and exploration across many disciplines. A space where the brightest minds can pursue big and bold ideas and discover answers to crucial scientific questions. We support them in a dynamic environment which fosters excellence with state-of-the-art infrastructure, cutting-edge facilities, and a creative and curious culture. We’ve removed traditional boundaries of departments, divisions and disciplines and instead have an open approach that supports every researcher.

This gives us the freedom to take risks and carry out high-quality, pioneering research. Creating a space for discovery without boundaries helps us to turn our science into benefits for human health and the economy.
** About the role
** We are looking for an experienced Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join our growing Cyber Security team at the Francis Crick Institute.

The Cyber Security team is responsible for safeguarding the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of Crick data and systems. You will support the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Chief Information Officer (CIO) and wider ITO in shaping and delivering policies, projects and operational processes that enable the Crick’s
* discovery without boundaries
* mission. Regular collaboration, advice and reporting to the CISO will be central to your work.

You’ll be a key member of the team, working with staff who report directly to the CISO. You’ll also partner closely with teams across the institute , from project sponsors and operational groups to scientific stakeholders and external partners , building strong relationships to ensure security is embedded into everything we do.

With significant cyber security experience, you’ll bring strong technical expertise, have the ability to grasp complex concepts quickly, and have a genuine passion for the field.
** What you will be doing
** You will:
* Operational responsibility for the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of Crick Systems and Data.
* Triage and escalate threats and alerts independently and in collaboration with the wider team
* Ongoing development and maintenance of security monitoring and management tools.
* Introduction of new processes, policies and tools as required. Retirement of the same as necessary to maintain an efficient, performant Cyber Security team
* Effective management of security alerts from across the Crick estate
* Implementation of security policy across the Crick IT estate and contributing to ongoing improvements as required.
* Follow institute policies and procedures; including incident and problem management, appropriate change controls and team standard operating
* Act as point of escalation for the team for cyber incidents
** About you
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* You will have:

* Previous experience using Crowd Strike suite of tools
* Demonstrable experience of security incident and event management, including vulnerability and threat management  
* Demonstrable technical knowledge in the field of cybersecurity, threats, and controls
* Previous experience or demonstrable understanding in:  + System hardening, security and password/key/certification management, Penetration testing  + Scripting (Shell, Python, Perl, Power Shell), Automation and orchestration (Ansible)  + Collaborative working using Slack, Dropbox, Trello, Zoom, Atlassian and supporting those…