Security Engineer

Security Engineer – Vulnerability Management / IAM

Location: Fully Remote (UK Based)

Contract: Long-Term Contract

IR35 Status: Outside IR35

About the Role

We are seeking a hands-on Security Engineer to support vulnerability management, identity and privileged access management, and wider security operations.

This is a practical, operationally focused role suited to someone who enjoys resolving technical issues, improving security processes and working independently to strengthen an organisation's security posture.

Key Responsibilities

• Improve vulnerability scanning coverage, accuracy and reliability across infrastructure and cloud environments.
• Analyse vulnerability findings, reduce false positives and prioritise remediation based on risk.
• Work closely with infrastructure and engineering teams to track and resolve vulnerabilities.
• Support day-to-day PAM/IAM operations, including access requests, troubleshooting and user lifecycle management.
• Address technical debt, legacy security issues and outstanding remediation backlogs.
• Monitor and interpret security outputs from EDR and Microsoft 365 security tools.
• Create and maintain operational documentation, procedures and runbooks.
• Support security incident investigations where vulnerability management or IAM expertise is required.

Key Requirements

• Strong hands-on vulnerability management experience using Qualys and/or Rapid7.
• Practical experience supporting CyberArk or similar PAM/IAM solutions.
• Good understanding of vulnerability scanning, risk prioritisation and remediation processes.
• Working knowledge of EDR solutions and Microsoft 365 security.
• Experience resolving security hygiene issues, technical debt and operational backlogs.
• Ability to work independently, troubleshoot problems and deliver improvements with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with technical teams.

Contract Details

• Fully remote position, based in the UK.
• Long-term contract opportunity.

If you are a hands-on Security Engineer with strong vulnerability management and IAM experience, we would be interested in hearing from you.