M365 Engineer

M365 Engineer

• Location: Plymouth (Hybrid)📍
• Salary: £50k
• Employment type: Permanent 💼

I'm recruiting for a M365 Engineer with a leading organisation based in Plymouth. Perfect for someone with a technical mindset and a desire to grow in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of cyber security incidents, coordinating investigations and driving resolution.
• Act as the senior technical escalation point for security-related issues across the team.
• Assess and prioritise security vulnerabilities, ensuring risks are understood and appropriate remediation is implemented.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external SOC partners to monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts.
• Contribute to the design and continuous improvement of security processes, playbooks, and operational procedures.
• Provide technical guidance on security tooling, infrastructure, and ongoing transformation projects.
• Produce concise reports and risk updates for customers, management, and key stakeholders.
• Support governance, compliance, and security best practices across customer environments.
• Coach and mentor junior security analysts, helping to develop team capability and technical knowledge.

Key Experience:

• Proven background in cyber security within enterprise, MSP, or multi-customer environments.
• Strong experience handling security incidents, investigations, and day-to-day security operations.
• Hands-on knowledge of security technologies such as Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Qualys, Tenable, or similar platforms.
• Good understanding of vulnerability management, risk assessment, and security best practices.
• Ability to explain technical security issues clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring team members or acting as a senior technical point of contact would be advantageous.
• Calm, methodical approach with the ability to make sound decisions in high-pressure situations.
• Relevant qualifications such as CISSP, Microsoft Security Operations Analyst, Security+, or a degree in Cyber Security/Computing are desirable.
• ITIL knowledge or certification is beneficial but not essential.

Apply now to hear more details!