Senior Cyber Security Engineer

From £62,673, £4,750 flex allowance, up to 20% discretionary bonus + benefits Great journeys happen at London Gatwick. Where will your career take you? The buzz, the energy, the sheer magic of travel… you can feel it in the air all around you. Here, you'll be part of an energetic team and a vibrant community. We can help you thrive in a career that's a world away from the everyday. This role takes an office first hybrid approach here at London Gatwick, with three days a week in the office, two days remote, managed around the needs of the business. What is the role? Leads the operation, optimisation and continuous improvement of Cyber Security technologies and services, reducing organisational risk through effective security controls, vulnerability and exposure management, technical assurance and security-by-design practices. What will you do? - Ownership of Cyber Toolsets, configuration and lifecycle management, including inputting into strategic direction for latest investments in defending GAL - Define and maintain security standards for the implementation and operation of technical controls - Act as the lead cyber security SME within IT and business projects, ensuring security requirements are defined, assured and effectively implemented - Manage and continuously improve Vulnerability and Exposure Management (CTEM) capabilities across Gatwick systems - Provide governance, assurance and oversight of remediation activities, driving risk reduction and timely closure of identified exposures - Support the Cyber Technical Assurance Programme, including security reviews, control validation, penetration testing, purple teaming and security-by-design assurance - support risk assessments and threat-modelling sessions, - Support and manage the penetration testing programme, ensuring tests are planned, executed, tracked and remediated in line with organisational risk priorities - Provide security assurance and oversight for AI and Generative AI technologies, ensuring appropriate security controls and monitoring are in place Do you have what we're looking for? - Technical expertise across network monitoring, intrusion detection, and security of web, wireless & cloud, - Practical experience with Content filtering and secure web gateways - Experience with MITRE-ATTACK frameworks and threat modelling - In-depth experience of designing, implementing and operating complex enterprise security engineering solutions across cloud, endpoint and hybrid environments. - Experience managing, operating and optimising Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions, acting as the technical SME to ensure secure connectivity, least privilege access and policy effectiveness. - Experience of integrating security controls across endpoint, network, identity and data layers to provide defence-in-depth. - Strong understanding of security controls across Cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and hybrid enterprise environments. - Excellent ability to communicate complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Strong documentation and reporting capability to support audit, governance and continuous improvement activities. - Ability to prioritise workload based on impact and risk. - This role will require being a member of the cyber on-call rota. - Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred. - Relevant information security certifications - Microsoft Security Certifications What's in it for you? We value our people and reward every employee fairly with a highly competitive package, enhanced by: - A discretionary annual bonus, - Free staff parking, - Discounted rail travel to work, - Share matching scheme and more. We offer a rewarding world of flexible benefits you can tailor to the things that matter to you most. There's also plenty of opportunities for career progression, as well as training to support your personal and professional development. At London Gatwick we're also very well connected, just 30 minutes from central London and directly linked to over 100 towns and cities. Whether you prefer to travel by cycle, electric car, or train, we aim to make your journey to work as convenient and cost-effective as possible. What's it like to work at London Gatwick? At London Gatwick, our people are our biggest asset. We want our people to thrive and have the best experience while working with us. We know we are all at our best when we feel comfortable and included. We are an organisation that places diversity, equity and inclusion at its heart. Our aim; to create a place where everyone belongs and has a voice, and we recognise we all play an important role in our success. London Gatwick supports an inclusive recruitment process, enabling you to perform at your best. Please make us aware as part of your application should you require any reasonable adjustments. Click apply now to start your career journey with London Gatwick. At London Gatwick, we value honest and open conversations and want to get to know the real you. AI tools can be helpful when preparing your application or getting ready for interviews, but it's important that what you share reflects your own experience, skills and thinking. Use of AI-generated content during the recruitment process may not give an accurate picture of your abilities and could impact our assessment. Our process is designed to understand how you would perform in the role and the perspective you would bring. If you need any adjustments or support, please let us know. You can find out more about what it's like to work at London Gatwick, visit our careers site Careers at London Gatwick