Principal Cyber Security Engineer
UK Home Office
- Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Salary: £76,117 plus skills allowance up to £19,483 pending assessment
Location: Manchester (hybrid with 60% office attendance)
Advert Close: 11:55pm Tuesday 13th January 2026
This role requires Security Check (SC) clearance, 5 years UK residency, and NPPV3 clearance.
About the role The Principal Engineer will lead the design, delivery, and optimisation of enterprise-wide security technologies that safeguard critical systems and data.
Beyond technical leadership, the role has a strong external focus; providing insight to project and programme management to inform resourcing decisions and supporting assurance teams and processes to ensure engineering outputs meet required standards.
Main responsibilities Lead and oversee the engineering, deployment, and lifecycle management of security tools and platforms across cloud, network, and endpoint environments. Support implementation in line with strategy, leading multiple engineering teams to ensure alignment with architecture principles and professional standards. Plan workforce needs and recruiting civil servants, building a strong technical talent pool; provide coaching and mentoring as required. Enable technical decision-making, contributing to roadmaps and overall strategy for the Engineering function in your area; present decisions clearly at all organisational levels. Coordinate with other engineering leads to build a cohesive community, acting as the central point of contact in your area and driving collaborative efforts.
Essential skills Deep expertise in security architecture, engineering, and modern security technologies. Strong leadership and team development capability across technical engineering disciplines. Ability to design and implement scalable, secure-by-design solutions for complex environments. Proficiency in automation, orchestration, and engineering best practices (IaC, CI/CD, DevSecOps). Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and influencing skills at senior levels. Capability to advise on future technology changes and innovations. Commitment to key engineering principles and standards, with the ability to inspire others.
Benefits A civil service pension with employer contribution rates of at least 28.97%. In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements. The ability to potentially adopt flexible working options that suit your work/life balance, plus the opportunity in future to take a career break. 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service. Eight days public holidays, plus one additional privilege day. 26 weeks maternity, adoption or shared parental leave at full pay, followed by 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, after qualifying service. Maternity and adoption support leave (also known as paternity leave) of two weeks full pay, after qualifying service. Paid leave for fostering approval processes, support when a child is substantively placed with you plus a foster to adopt policy. Support for guardians and kinship carers. Corporate membership of ‘Employers for Carers’ providing additional information and advice for carers, plus a ‘Carer’s Passport’ to discuss workplace needs and underpin supportive conversations. Time off to deal with emergencies and certain other unplanned special circumstances.
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- English
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