Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for a Lead Cyber Security Engineer you will play a vital role in safeguarding the department''s digital estate, supporting the UK''s economic resilience and global competitiveness. You''ll lead the design and implementation of secure-by-design solutions across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments, embedding security throughout the digital life cycle. Salary between £59,634 to £79,133 (including allowances) plus excellent Civil Service benefits including 27% pension contribution. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford and Edinburgh.About the roleYour responsibilities will span both strategic and operational domains. You''ll lead security engineering across DBT''s digital platforms, ensuring robust protection of trade, business, and investment systems. You''ll also be at the forefront of the Security Operations Centre (SOC), overseeing the identification, collection, and analysis of security event data to generate high-fidelity, actionable alerts for cyber analysts. Working closely with the SOC Manager, you''ll ensure that security tooling and data pipelines are current, effective, and tailored to reduce alert fatigue. You''ll create bespoke analytic rules and collaborate wi