Cyber Security
Security Engineer Jobs & Careers
Looking for your next Security Engineer opportunity?
HOK Consulting connects Security Engineers with organisations protecting critical systems, applications, networks and cloud environments across permanent, contract and interim opportunities.
Whether your experience covers security engineering, cloud security, network security, vulnerability management, identity or security monitoring, explore current opportunities or upload your CV to join HOK’s technology talent network.
Current Security Engineer Jobs
Explore current Security Engineer opportunities available through HOK Consulting.
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If there are currently no suitable Security Engineer vacancies listed, upload your CV and tell us what you’re looking for. Our team can contact you when a relevant permanent, contract or interim opportunity becomes available.
What Does a Security Engineer Do?
Security Engineers design, implement and maintain the technical controls organisations use to protect systems, networks, applications and data from cyber threats.
The role can span network security, cloud security, identity and access management, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, security monitoring and incident response.
Security Engineers often work alongside SOC analysts, cloud and infrastructure teams, application engineers and security architects to strengthen technical defences, investigate weaknesses and ensure security is built into technology environments and services.
Security Engineer Skills & Experience
The exact technical requirements vary between organisations, but Security Engineer roles commonly involve experience across areas such as:
- Security Engineering
- Cloud Security
- Network Security
- Identity and Access Management
- Application Security
- Vulnerability Management
- Incident Response
- Security Architecture
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Splunk
- CrowdStrike
- Palo Alto Networks
- F5
- Akamai
- Imperva
- AWS WAF
- Azure WAF
Some Security Engineers specialise in a particular area such as cloud, network or application security, while others work across broader enterprise security environments.
Strong troubleshooting skills, technical security knowledge and an understanding of how threats affect modern infrastructure and applications are particularly important in complex or business-critical environments.
Typical Security Engineer Responsibilities
- Designing and implementing technical security controls
- Configuring and maintaining security platforms and tools
- Protecting networks, cloud environments and applications
- Identifying and remediating vulnerabilities and security weaknesses
- Supporting identity and access management controls
- Configuring firewalls, WAF technologies and network security controls
- Monitoring security events and investigating suspicious activity
- Supporting security incident response and remediation
- Improving endpoint and workload security
- Supporting secure technology architecture and design
- Working with infrastructure, cloud, application and SOC teams
- Maintaining security documentation, standards and technical procedures
Responsibilities vary depending on the organisation, security technologies in use and whether the role is focused on cloud, network, application or broader security engineering.
Security Engineer Salary Expectations
Security Engineer salaries vary according to experience, location, security specialism, sector and the complexity of the technology environments being protected.
Permanent Security Engineer
Around £60,000 per year
UK median advertised salary
Contract Security Engineer
Around £533 per day
UK median contract rate
Senior Security Engineers and professionals with specialist cloud security, application security, architecture, financial services or complex enterprise experience may command higher salaries or contract rates.
Salary information is provided as a general UK market guide and can vary significantly between individual roles.
Security Engineer Career Progression
Security Engineering can lead into senior engineering, architecture, specialist security and wider cyber security leadership positions.
Typical Security Engineer Career Path
Alternative Career Paths
Security Engineers may also progress into specialist roles such as:
- Security Architect
- Cloud Security Engineer
- Application Security Engineer
- Security Operations Engineer
- Network Security Engineer
- Cyber Security Consultant
- Head of Cyber Security
The right progression depends on whether you want to deepen your technical security expertise, specialise in a particular security discipline, move towards architecture or take responsibility for wider cyber security strategy and leadership.
Your Next Move
Looking for Your Next Security Engineer Opportunity?
If you’re considering your next permanent position, contract assignment or interim opportunity, send HOK Consulting your CV.
Tell us about your security engineering experience, the technologies and environments you work with and the type of opportunity you’re looking for.
Specialist Recruitment
Cyber Security Recruitment
Security Engineering forms part of HOK Consulting’s wider Cyber Security recruitment expertise, connecting organisations with specialists across security engineering, cloud security, security operations, IAM, application security, threat intelligence and information security.
Hiring?
Recruiting Security Engineers?
HOK Consulting supports organisations looking for experienced Security Engineers across permanent, contract and interim requirements.
Whether you’re strengthening technical security controls, securing cloud or application environments, improving detection and response capability or delivering a wider cyber security programme, speak to HOK about your requirements.