IT Security Engineer

IT Security Engineer Southend, South Essex (Onsite) Up to £65,000 + excellent benefits Full-Time | Permanent Looking to take ownership of security in a business where your impact is visible? We're working with a well-established, technology-led organisation who are investing in their cyber capability and looking for an IT Security Engineer to play a key role in protecting their systems, infrastructure, and data. This is a hands-on position where you'll lead on threat detection, incident response, and continuous security improvement across the business. What You'll Be Doing Monitoring and analysing security events (SIEM, endpoints, networks) Investigating incidents, performing root cause analysis and remediation Identifying vulnerabilities and driving proactive security improvements Acting as the go-to escalation point for security issues Supporting compliance with security standards and best practice Working closely with IT and wider teams to embed security across systemsWhat We're Looking For Experience in a cybersecurity / IT security role Strong knowledge of security tools (SIEM (Sentinel), EDR/XDR, firewalls, IDS) Experience working in a SOC/NOC or similar environment Good understanding of security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR etc.) Ability to investigate threats and respond to incidents effectivelyBonus points for: Security certifications (Security+, CEH, CISM, CISA) Scripting/automation experience (e.g. PowerShell) What's On Offer Up to £65,000 salary Flexitime + early Friday finish 24 days holiday + bank holidays Pension (6-7%), life assurance & sick pay Health cash plan & EAP Free parking, onsite café & gym accessIf you're looking for a role where you can own security, influence strategy, and make a real impact, this is well worth a conversation. Hit apply to upload your CV or contact (url removed) Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy