Cyber Security Engineer

CYBER SECURITY ENGINEER

Remote Working, UK.

Salary up to £65,000.00 pa + benefits

Permanent / Full time.

Team Purpose:  

The team is responsible for #KeepingOurBusinessSafe across the technical domains of Information, IT & Cyber Security.  We ensure continued confidence in the security of our systems, devices, identities, digital presence and data so that we can provide an outstanding retail experience and remain trusted by our customers.   

Role Purpose:  

Reporting to the IT Security Team Lead, an exciting and hands-on role where you will be responsible for all aspects of security across Lookers IT, including our dealerships and online presence. 

Role Accountability:

• Providing assurance that our new and existing services remain sufficiently secure, so that we can provide an outstanding retail experience and remain trusted by our customers. 

• Performs Daily Security Operations Tasks 

• Owning and addressing operational incidents, escalating as necessary 

• Continuously improving operational tasks to ensure ongoing effectiveness 

• Acting as Subject Matter Expert for one or more of our core security technology tools 

• Ensuring it remains fit for purpose 

• Full lifecycle management 

• Training others in the use of it, both within the team and the wider IT community 

• Owns items on the team’s backlog and roadmap 

• Delivering point solutions 

• Assessing wider change initiatives for security compliance 

• Remediating known deficiencies 

• Addressing outputs of penetration tests, purple teaming, risk and audit findings 

• Reviewing changes to determine the IT security impact. 

• Identification and risk assessment of newly identified vulnerabilities. 

• Enforces and identifies exceptions to Lookers IT security policies, procedures, and standards. 

• Work with our strategic partners, NCC, as part of the Hybrid managed XDR service. 

• A member of the IT Security on-call rota. 

• Support the Head of Information & Cyber Security to deliver continuous risk-based improvements, including public-facing websites and services.

Skills, Behaviours, Knowledge & Experience:

Personal Responsibility & Integrity 

• Manages their own workload effectively, setting realistic deadlines and reliably delivering on commitments. 

• Is trusted to maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive information, even under pressure. 

• Acts openly, honestly, and transparently with colleagues and stakeholders. 

• Admits mistakes, takes ownership, and proactively learns from them.