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Great career progression opportunities await the right person in this exciting Security Engineer job.\n\nTo be successful in this role, you will need strong end-to-end knowledge of cybersecurity, infrastructure, engineering and risk with any experience working within Software-as-a-Service being bonus.\nDuties & Responsibilities\nYou want to\nEnsure all security platforms are effective (e.g. SIEM, PAM, detect and response, etc.)\nEnsure the integrity of security infrastructure, network and systems design to evaluate and ensure system/network security\nIdentify potential weaknesses and implementation of measures, such as firewalls and encryption\nDesign and implement new security systems or upgrading and configuring existing ones\nManage and maintain infrastructure and security technical solutions and analyse new security tools to help mitigate security vulnerabilities and automate repeatable tasks\nAssist in evaluations and POCs for security vendors, tools, and services\nPerform detailed technical security reviews of new systems or architectures\nConstantly challenge existing practices and processes and suggest improvements. 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