{"id":11660,"date":"2026-02-23T11:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sr2rec.com\/job\/it-security-engineer\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:27:13","slug":"it-security-engineer","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/sr2rec.com\/de\/job\/it-security-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Security Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IT Security Engineer (Hybrid: 3 days on-site in Hertfordshire \/ 2 days remote) | \u00a345-50k | Permanent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SR2 is partnering with a well-established, member-owned UK organisation to hire an <strong>IT Security Engineer<\/strong> to strengthen cyber resilience and improve day-to-day security operations. 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