Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Job Title: Senior Cyber Security Engineer
Division: Weir Business Services
Location: Glasgow (Hybrid)

Purpose of Role: The Senior Cyber Security Engineer role is a function of the Cyber Security Operations team. This is a highly technical role, and you will be responsible for leading on the planning, implementing, and managing the overall security operations tooling roadmap. You will engineer, implement, and monitor security measures for the protection of Weir Group. You will work closely with your colleagues within Security Operations which is made up of Level 1-3 Security Analysts, Threat Intelligence and Vulnerability Management Analysts to defend the enterprise against advanced security attacks.

We adopt the Plan – Build – Run model.

As a Senior Cyber Security Engineer, you will primarily support the Build function, ensuring security is embedded in new services, systems, and technologies throughout their lifecycle. You will also play a critical role in the Run function, monitoring, detecting, and responding to failures or improvements required across all security toolsets to ensure the ongoing protection and resilience of Weir’s systems and infrastructure. Additionally, you will contribute to security strategy, roadmaps, governance, and continual improvement, helping to strengthen Weir’s overall security posture.


Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organisation dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.


An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.


Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognised and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.


Key Responsibilities:

· Provide Leadership in the development, planning and execution of the security operations tooling roadmap, while supporting the Global Head of Security Operations in shaping and advancing overarching strategic initiatives

· Collaborate across engineering, operations and project teams to ensure the smooth integration of security-focused project deliverables into operational service, maintaining alignment with broader security architecture and service management goals

· Partner with Managed Security Service Providers to design, implement and continuously enhance security controls, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements and the broader security engineering strategy

· Participate in a structured on-call rotation, providing security operations support one week per month to ensure continuous coverage and rapid incident response across critical services

· Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviours in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.


Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:
 

· Subject matter expertise in at least one of the following security domains: Cyber Threat Management; Penetration Testing; Platform Protection; Computer Forensics; Network Architecture

· Experience leading the implementation and development of new security tools and technologies across a multi-site environment, preferably on behalf of multinational organisations

· Intermediate to advanced understanding of incident response techniques and basic programming knowledge

· Demonstrated experience in implementing and developing Microsoft security solutions, such as Defender, Sentinel and Purview would be beneficial

· The successful candidate must be comfortable working closely with a tight-knit, international team. You must be a communicator who shares ideas, supports others, and helps drive security goals together

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Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.


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Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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