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| Location | Worthing, United Kingdom |
| Category | IT |
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Salary | £45K-£50K |
Description
A major infrastructure services provider is seeking to appoint an Information Security Specialist to join their team in Worthing, Sussex.
The business has a lot to offer IT, analytics and project management professionals. They have grown significantly in the past two years as part of an evolution so huge it’ll change the way the company do things forever.
The company is on a major transformation journey and is committed to evolving so that they provide an excellent service to their customers, stakeholder whilst positively impacting the local environment.
The main objective of the Information Security Specialist is to report directly to the Information Security Manager as part of the 24/7 SOC team, the role of the Information Security Specialist is to respond to security related incidents, protect the company's assets from cyber-attacks and monitor, hunt and defend threats.
The Role
• Documents and updates, as appropriate the information security policy, standards and processes ensuring these are up to date, communicated and actively considered during solution and service design.
• Responds to incidents and requests assigned to the SOC within SLAs
• Provide analysis and trending of log data
• Monitors, audits and reports on compliance to IT security standards highlighting compliance breaches or potential risks.
• Monitor and action requests and queries to the Information Security and Info Incident mailboxes.
• Assists in planning, management and execution of vulnerability and risk assessment projects.
• Provides advice and practical assistance on information security risk and control throughout the organisation. Promotes security awareness to all staff.
• Vulnerability management reporting ensuring patching policies and process in place and that these are applied in a regular and controlled manner.
• Researches and tracks information about current security threats and potential vulnerabilities.
• Participates in ongoing quality assurance activities during the development and implementation stages of the IT security initiatives.
• Experience of threat assessment and vulnerability management across complex business structures, including the deployment, administration and management of network-based vulnerability scanners.
• Toolsets and skills – vulnerability and risk analysis, ability to use security tools.
• Maintenance and management of security systems/devices.
• On call support as part of a managed rota
Experience/Knowledge required
•Experience in each of the following functional areas – Identity & Access Management, Desktop, Device and Server Security, Network Security, Integration Security, Data Protection and Recovery, SIEM, PAM.
• ISO27001/ISO27002
• GDPR/ UK Data Protection Act 2018
• PCI DSS
• Environmental Information Regulations
• NIS Regulations • CISMP
• CISSP is desirable not essential
• ITIL Foundation Capability
Company benefits:
• Company and performance-related bonus
• Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
• Life assurance payment equal to four times your annual salary
• Health benefits through a Cash Plan
• Two paid community volunteering days a year
• 25 days annual holiday
• Occupational health service
• Perkbox benefits offering discounts and savings on several products and experiences
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
The business has a lot to offer IT, analytics and project management professionals. They have grown significantly in the past two years as part of an evolution so huge it’ll change the way the company do things forever.
The company is on a major transformation journey and is committed to evolving so that they provide an excellent service to their customers, stakeholder whilst positively impacting the local environment.
The main objective of the Information Security Specialist is to report directly to the Information Security Manager as part of the 24/7 SOC team, the role of the Information Security Specialist is to respond to security related incidents, protect the company's assets from cyber-attacks and monitor, hunt and defend threats.
The Role
• Documents and updates, as appropriate the information security policy, standards and processes ensuring these are up to date, communicated and actively considered during solution and service design.
• Responds to incidents and requests assigned to the SOC within SLAs
• Provide analysis and trending of log data
• Monitors, audits and reports on compliance to IT security standards highlighting compliance breaches or potential risks.
• Monitor and action requests and queries to the Information Security and Info Incident mailboxes.
• Assists in planning, management and execution of vulnerability and risk assessment projects.
• Provides advice and practical assistance on information security risk and control throughout the organisation. Promotes security awareness to all staff.
• Vulnerability management reporting ensuring patching policies and process in place and that these are applied in a regular and controlled manner.
• Researches and tracks information about current security threats and potential vulnerabilities.
• Participates in ongoing quality assurance activities during the development and implementation stages of the IT security initiatives.
• Experience of threat assessment and vulnerability management across complex business structures, including the deployment, administration and management of network-based vulnerability scanners.
• Toolsets and skills – vulnerability and risk analysis, ability to use security tools.
• Maintenance and management of security systems/devices.
• On call support as part of a managed rota
Experience/Knowledge required
•Experience in each of the following functional areas – Identity & Access Management, Desktop, Device and Server Security, Network Security, Integration Security, Data Protection and Recovery, SIEM, PAM.
• ISO27001/ISO27002
• GDPR/ UK Data Protection Act 2018
• PCI DSS
• Environmental Information Regulations
• NIS Regulations • CISMP
• CISSP is desirable not essential
• ITIL Foundation Capability
Company benefits:
• Company and performance-related bonus
• Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
• Life assurance payment equal to four times your annual salary
• Health benefits through a Cash Plan
• Two paid community volunteering days a year
• 25 days annual holiday
• Occupational health service
• Perkbox benefits offering discounts and savings on several products and experiences
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
