Overview

Voted by staff and customers as one of the best places to work in the UK and a Top 100 employer; our client is a global Tier 1 consultancy involved in leading cutting-edge commercial projects to public service transformation throughout the UK. We are looking for an IT Security Manager to join their successful, stable, and growing team. This can be working from home.

The Company considers employees as highly valued members of the business and offer an extensive benefits package plus fantastic progression opportunities for those wishing to move further in their career on a local, national, or global scale.

IT Security Manager

Working from home

£60-75K plus extensive benefits package

Due to the secure nature of this work all applicants will be required to gain UK Security Clearance to at least SC level. You must have been resident in the UK for at least the last 5 years and cannot have been outside the UK for more than 28 days on any one occasion within this time.

To be successful in this role:

The ideal person for this role will have a solid IT background combined with strong security experience being CISMP or CISSP accredited (or studying towards it). You will have experience with LAN / WAN technologies and an understanding of networks and protocols, intrusion detection / prevention, anti-virus and patching applications on both end user and server estates.

We are looking for someone who also has strong, client-facing communication skills, with the ability to influence both external and internal stakeholders. Other requirements for this role include:

  • Experience with managing security on server and end user environments (including patching, anti-virus, server / device hardening, application and access management, privileged account management, event logging)
  • Experience with working with SOC SIEM services
  • Familiarity with undertaking risk or business impact assessments
  • Comfortable in a working from home environment

Position summary:

Our client is looking for an IT Security Manager for one of their key customers in the Financial Asset Management sector. Your key task will be to provide a security management service for applications, networks, endpoint and server estates, ensuring the principles of data confidentiality, integrity and system availability are met within the customers environment. This is a great opportunity to be the main client facing security representative for our client whilst working from home.

Job role and responsibilities:

As the IT Security Manager for the account, you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with their security policies, which will include reviewing changes and conducting impact analysis. You will also be required to undertake risk assessments and be involved in risk remediation control selection.

You will be required to provide technical advice and assistance to projects both on infrastructure and application design and service from a security perspective.

Engaging with the account service teams to ensure security best practices are followed day-to-day, and providing security advice to account members are both key components of the security service.

You will need to manage and participate in external and client security audits, and organise and manage pen tests.

You will also be responsible for the ownership of the vulnerability management process, including vulnerability scanning, remediation and prioritisation of findings. You will then agree actions and priorities with the client, including any patching, configuration and other remediation activities, and liaise with the relevant technical teams.

You will need to work closely with account service teams and also the Security Operations Centre in order to ensure monitoring, logging, alerting and reporting requirements are met. You will be responsible for ensuring appropriate handing of security incidents, including any special requirements for confidential and personal data in line with GDPR. You will also be responsible for the management and handling of privileged accounts.

Finally, you will be responsible for production of security management reports.

Benefits:

The company is highly regarded within the industry and is one of the largest and most successful independent technology & business services firms in the world.

Alongside a competitive salary, you will have access to an annual bonus plan and share scheme making you a member not just an employee. You will also have the option to benefit from private medical and dental insurance, flexible retirement options, childcare vouchers and a cycle to work scheme. This IT Security Manager role is also working from home.

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Walsh Employment

£60,000 – £75,000 per annum

Permanent

Security Manager