Senior Cyber Security Technical Engineer

Job Reference 006243 Function IT Salary £41,771 - £45,091 pro rata for hours worked Status Full Time Job Type Permanent Hours Of Work 37 Senior Cyber Security Engineer - JD

More details JOB TITLE ICT Senior Cyber Security Technical Engineer

POST NUMBER 006243

WEEKLY WORKING HOURS 37

SALARY RANGE £41,771 to £45,091 pa pro rata for hours worked

TYPE OF CONTRACT Permanent

LOCATION Stevenage

About The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our newly established Cyber Security Team for a Senior Cyber Security Technical Engineer to join our shared ICT partnership between East Herts Council and Stevenage Borough Council.

This is a senior, hands-on technical role and you will play a critical role in protecting essential public services from evolving and increasingly complex cyber threat landscape, helping to ensure that vital council services remain secure, resilient and available to the communities we serve.

As a key member of the team, you will lead on the design, implementation and continuous improvement of robust cyber security controls aligned to recognised standards and best practice. You will support compliance with relevant regulatory and assurance frameworks while embedding a risk-based, resilience-focused approach to security across both councils.

Our Cyber Security Team Is Responsible For

• Designing, developing and managing enterprise security architecture and controls.
• Proactive vulnerability management, risk analysis and threat mitigation.
• Continuous security monitoring and effective incident detection and response.
• Strengthening cyber resilience across infrastructure, systems and cloud services.
• Achieving and demonstrating Cyber Security best practices, regulatory requirements, and meeting compliance.
  
  

Beyond operational delivery, the team is driving forward a modern, intelligence-led cyber capability. We are investing in enhanced tooling, automation and emerging technologies to continually improve our defensive posture. We also work collaboratively to build a strong security culture through targeted awareness initiatives and technical engagement with colleagues across the organisation.

You will work closely with ICT colleagues, other council teams, stakeholders, elected members, external groups and trusted third-party suppliers to strengthen organisational cyber resilience and enable secure digital transformation.

This role requires deep technical expertise across a broad range of security technologies, with particular emphasis on Microsoft security ecosystems and Fortinet solutions. You will be expected to provide technical leadership, contribute to strategic security planning, and act as a subject matter expert within the partnership.

If you are passionate about defending critical public services and want to make a tangible difference in a forward-looking local government environment, we would love to hear from you.

About You

You are a highly skilled cyber security professional with extensive hands-on experience in securing complex enterprise environments. In this senior, technical role, you will act as a subject matter expert, providing advanced guidance, architectural insight, and operational leadership across the organisations cyber security landscape.

As a key escalation point, you will take ownership of high-severity incidents, advanced persistent threats, and technical challenges beyond first- and second-line capabilities. You will design, implement, and optimise security controls, and ensure robust monitoring, detection, and response across networks, endpoints, cloud platforms, and identity systems.

You will work directly with security technologies to safeguard the councils digital services, performing deep technical investigations, threat analysis, and security tuning, while ensuring compliance with regulatory, assurance, and industry frameworks.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Providing advanced third-line cyber security support and technical leadership across on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments (Microsoft 365, & Azure)
• Leading technical investigation, containment, and eradication of complex incidents including ransomware, targeted phishing, insider threats, and lateral movement detection

Designing, deploying and optimising enterprise security solutions including EDR/XDR, SIEM, firewalls, network segmentation, VPNs, and identity & access management controls

Conducting in-depth forensic analysis of compromised endpoints, network traffic, and system logs to identify root cause, attack vectors, and systemic weaknesses

Performing advanced vulnerability management, configuration audits, and security posture assessments, translating findings into actionable remediation plans

Developing and maintaining robust technical documentation including architecture diagrams, hardening standards, playbooks, and knowledge base articles

Advising on security architecture for new services, cloud migrations, and digital transformation initiatives, ensuring resilience, least privilege access, and secure design principles

Keeping abreast of emerging cyber threats, TTPs (Tactics, Techniques and Procedures), threat intelligence feeds, and advanced attack techniques, proactively applying insights to enhance detection and prevention capabilities

Flexibility in working hours is required, as occasional evenings and weekends may be necessary to support incident response or critical operational activities.

A full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle is desirable.

Our Benefits

HOW TO APPLY

For an informal discussion about this role please contact

Name Chris Tompsett

Job Title Cyber Security Manager

Email

Closing date for receipt of applications: 31st March 2026

Interviews will be held week commencing: 20th April 2026

Please note that if we receive a large volume of applications for this role, we reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the published closing date

Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and recruitment candidates to share this commitment. SBC shall take all reasonable steps to employ staff who are safe to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. For posts identified with regular contact with these groups applicants will be required to undertake a Value Based Interview. The council supports the legislative requirements for employing and maintaining safer staff and the guidance specified by Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board

Stevenage Borough Council is committed to Equal Opportunities for All.

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