Security Engineer

Doherty Associates (DA) has delivered IT solutions for over 30 years to some of the world’s most prestigious and demanding clients. We focus on the professional and financial services sectors, including private equity, venture capital, and legal firms - including some of the UK’s top ten law firms.

We are a Microsoft Gold Partner with four Solutions Partner Designations (including Modern Work), a Tier 1 Microsoft CSP relationship and are ISO27001 & ISO9001 accredited.

We’re a pioneering and innovative organization; we pride ourselves on our passion and expertise to deliver transformations and managed services to our customers. And it’s through this success that we are now looking to evolve our global managed services function with additional roles in our service desk across London and Kuala Lumpur.

About the role

Skills and experience

• Experience working within a SOC or Security Team, preferably in a Managed Services Environment
• Hands on experience in managing and responding to Security Incidents, including Major Security Incidents
• Deep technical knowledge and experience working with MDR/XDR/EDR/antimalware, Microsoft Entra ID, Firewalls, SIEM, vulnerability management, Email security, and IDPS technologies
• Hands on experience managing products such as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Huntress MDR and EDR, Splunk and similar products will be an advantage
• Experience supporting a Microsoft Environment and securing cloud services and infrastructure (specifically Microsoft Entra and Azure)
• Working technical knowledge of networking, enterprise technologies and infrastructure (AD, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Virtualisation, VPN and VLANs etc)
• Working knowledge of cyber security frameworks, compliance and regulations
• Preferred certifications include: BTL1/2, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CySA+, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Cisco Certified Network Professional R&S / Security (CCNA)
• Working knowledge of or certified in the ITIL Framework

About the person:

• Strong analytical problem solving skills
• A team player with a strong sense of ownership when performing any role
• Detail oriented, organized and able to multitask efficiently
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Ability to work with a sense of urgency and to make the right decisions in a high pressure environment especially in a Security Incident
• Excellent customer-facing and interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Why work at Doherty?

• Competitive salary plus performance related bonus
• Hybrid working (mix of primarily working from home / Kuala Lumpur office)
• Wide range of Company benefits
• Day off on your birthday
• Be part of an award winning technical team
• Company funded exams including an incentive pay out for successful completion
• Medical benefits are provided and parking is claimable