Information Security Engineer
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50,000 to £80,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 September 2025 |
| Location: | Pudsey, West Yorkshire, LS28 6AT |
| Company: | Lantern UK |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1132713 |
Summary
Information Security Engineer
Salary competitive DOE plus up to a 10% bonus paid annually
A wealth of benefits including:
o Retail and wellbeing Perks
o Bonus schemes
o Life insurance
o 33 days holiday (rising to 36 with service)
o Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
o We’re closed on bank holidays
o Healthcare and wellbeing services
o 24/7 access to a GP line
o Dental / optical financial support
o Hybrid working
o Gym discounts
o Up to 8% employer contribution to your pension pot
About the role
The Information Security Engineer is responsible for safeguarding Lantern Group IT infrastructure and data from security threats. By staying current with the latest security trends and best practices you will effectively design, implement, and maintain security systems to protect against breaches, unauthorised access, and other cyberattacks.
This role involves monitoring networks, responding to security incidents, developing our security framework, managing vulnerabilities and ensuring compliance with policy, standards and regulation.
Key Responsibilities:
• Align Information Security with Important Business Services
• Driving a cultural change towards Information Security
• Designing and Implementing Security Solutions
• Monitoring and Responding to Security Incidents
• Developing Security Policies and Procedures
• Conducting Vulnerability Assessments
• Managing Security Tools and Technologies
• Ensuring Compliance
• Collaborating with Teams
• Staying Current with Security Trends
About you
As the Information Security Engineer you will be responsible for managing and enhancing both on-premises and cloud-based environments (including Azure and AWS), ensuring optimal performance, availability, and security resilience across servers, networks, and storage systems. From leading security elements of infrastructure projects like migrations and firewall upgrades to providing expert-level 2nd/3rd-line support, your technical expertise will be pivotal. You'll also play a critical role in shaping and safeguarding the organisation’s cybersecurity posture - designing and implementing robust security protocols, managing threat detection and response, and ensuring compliance with key standards such as GDPR, Cyber Essentials, and ISO 27001.
Technical Skills: Firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, SIEM, endpoint security, cloud security (Azure, AWS), network security protocols, encryption, vulnerability assessment tools, scripting languages (Python, PowerShell).
About Lantern
We’re a market leader in acquiring and managing vulnerable customers, helping them to find an affordable solution and sustainable pathway to clearing their outstanding debts. Having built a solid reputation for being the specialist in our sector, we’ve won some pretty impressive GOLD standard awards over several years from “Investors in People” and “Investor in Customers”.
Interested? Apply today and be part of Lantern’s exciting growth!
Due to the nature of our business, all offers of employment are subject to background and vetting checks, including employment references, DBS (basic), credit file search, PEP and financial sanctions searches.
Salary competitive DOE plus up to a 10% bonus paid annually
A wealth of benefits including:
o Retail and wellbeing Perks
o Bonus schemes
o Life insurance
o 33 days holiday (rising to 36 with service)
o Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
o We’re closed on bank holidays
o Healthcare and wellbeing services
o 24/7 access to a GP line
o Dental / optical financial support
o Hybrid working
o Gym discounts
o Up to 8% employer contribution to your pension pot
About the role
The Information Security Engineer is responsible for safeguarding Lantern Group IT infrastructure and data from security threats. By staying current with the latest security trends and best practices you will effectively design, implement, and maintain security systems to protect against breaches, unauthorised access, and other cyberattacks.
This role involves monitoring networks, responding to security incidents, developing our security framework, managing vulnerabilities and ensuring compliance with policy, standards and regulation.
Key Responsibilities:
• Align Information Security with Important Business Services
• Driving a cultural change towards Information Security
• Designing and Implementing Security Solutions
• Monitoring and Responding to Security Incidents
• Developing Security Policies and Procedures
• Conducting Vulnerability Assessments
• Managing Security Tools and Technologies
• Ensuring Compliance
• Collaborating with Teams
• Staying Current with Security Trends
About you
As the Information Security Engineer you will be responsible for managing and enhancing both on-premises and cloud-based environments (including Azure and AWS), ensuring optimal performance, availability, and security resilience across servers, networks, and storage systems. From leading security elements of infrastructure projects like migrations and firewall upgrades to providing expert-level 2nd/3rd-line support, your technical expertise will be pivotal. You'll also play a critical role in shaping and safeguarding the organisation’s cybersecurity posture - designing and implementing robust security protocols, managing threat detection and response, and ensuring compliance with key standards such as GDPR, Cyber Essentials, and ISO 27001.
Technical Skills: Firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, SIEM, endpoint security, cloud security (Azure, AWS), network security protocols, encryption, vulnerability assessment tools, scripting languages (Python, PowerShell).
About Lantern
We’re a market leader in acquiring and managing vulnerable customers, helping them to find an affordable solution and sustainable pathway to clearing their outstanding debts. Having built a solid reputation for being the specialist in our sector, we’ve won some pretty impressive GOLD standard awards over several years from “Investors in People” and “Investor in Customers”.
Interested? Apply today and be part of Lantern’s exciting growth!
Due to the nature of our business, all offers of employment are subject to background and vetting checks, including employment references, DBS (basic), credit file search, PEP and financial sanctions searches.