Location: Gosforth (NE12 8EG) or Stanley (DH9 7YE) – contractual location to be agreed
Salary: £56,939 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Working Arrangement: Hybrid working, with regular office attendance required
Red Snapper Recruitment is recruiting for a Cyber Security Engineer to join the ICT & Digital Transformation team of a leading housing organisation.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically skilled cyber security professional to help protect critical systems, data and services while supporting the development of a strong security culture across the organisation.
Working as part of the Cloud Infrastructure and Security team, you will provide technical leadership across security monitoring, threat detection and incident response. You will work closely with ICT colleagues, project teams and external partners to embed security best practice into everyday operations and future technology developments.
The role offers a varied mix of hands-on security engineering, vulnerability management, cloud security and cyber governance, with the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the organisation’s security and resilience.
Provide technical leadership across security monitoring, threat detection and incident response.
Lead vulnerability management, patching and endpoint security improvements.
Support the detection, investigation, response and recovery of security incidents.
Influence secure network, cloud and endpoint design across technology projects and infrastructure changes.
Work with ICT colleagues and external partners to implement effective security controls and best practice.
Support cyber security governance, reporting, audits and compliance assurance.
Identify and communicate security risks, translating technical issues into clear business impacts.
Promote cyber security awareness and help develop a strong security culture across the organisation.
You will be a proactive and technically capable cyber security professional with practical experience in security engineering and a strong understanding of enterprise security technologies.
Essential experience and skills:
Hands-on experience in cyber security or security engineering.
Strong understanding of enterprise security technologies, including firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), endpoint detection and response (EDR), SIEM, Microsoft Defender and vulnerability management tools.
Experience working with security incident detection, response and recovery.
Confidence working with cloud environments, ideally Microsoft Azure.
Ability to assess security risks and explain their potential business impact to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to remain calm under pressure, solve problems effectively and build trusted relationships with colleagues and senior stakeholders.
Qualifications and professional development
Relevant cyber security certifications would be highly desirable, including:
Microsoft SC-200
Microsoft SC-300
Microsoft AZ-500
Microsoft SC-100
ISC2 SSCP, CCSP or CISSP
If you do not currently hold one of these certifications, you will be expected to achieve at least one within the first 12 months of starting the role.
The contractual base will be agreed with the successful candidate at one of the organisation’s main offices in Gosforth or Stanley.
Due to the nature of the role, regular office attendance throughout the week is required, alongside hybrid working arrangements. Applicants must therefore live within a commutable distance of their agreed office location.
Regular travel to other offices across the North East will also be required.
The organisation offers a generous benefits package, including:
26 days annual leave, increasing to 31 days after three years of service.
Birthday leave.
Occupational pension scheme.
Health cash plan.
Flexible benefits pot.
Funding opportunities for professional qualifications, conferences and learning events.
Closing date: Tuesday 10 November 2026
Interview date: Week commencing 23 November 2026
If you have practical cyber security engineering experience and are looking for a permanent opportunity where you can strengthen security, manage emerging threats and contribute to secure technology development, we would like to hear from you.
Apply today through Red Snapper Recruitment.
As part of your application, you may be presented with the opportunity to complete a short pre-interview screening at a time that's convenient for you. It's available 24/7, allowing you to fast-track your application without having to wait for office hours.
Once you've completed your screening, one of our specialist recruitment consultants will personally review your application and, if you're shortlisted, will contact you to arrange the next stage of the interview process.
Flexible. Convenient. Reviewed by specialist recruiters.