IT Security Engineer

Salary/ Benefits
In order to attract the very best talent on the market a generous remuneration package is on offer of £75,000 - £85,000 based on experience plus bonus and a range of benefits. Due to the company being London based with no plans to open a Belfast office, this role if fully remote/ working from home.

Client
VANRATH are pleased to be working with an industry leading client who are recruiting for a high calibre candidate to fill the Security Engineer role.

The Ideal Person

• Solid hands-on (3rd line) infrastructure experience and knowledge:
• VMWare/Windows Infrastructure, Active Directory
• Azure, Microsoft 365
• Advanced Threat Protection, physical security (access controls); MDM.
• Desirable: Malware/ Data/ Forensic Analysis & Encryption
• Experience of Security Incident Handling/Incident Response
• Good understanding of Information Security tools, covering areas such as firewalls, Host and Network Intrusion Detection/ Prevention Systems; AV, Advanced Email and Network Fundamentals
• Desirable: CISSP/ CISM (or equivalent) qualified
• ITIL qualified
• Knowledge of ISO27001/ NIST concepts

Responsibilities

Technical

• Incident response: responsible for the detection, response, isolation and remediation of InfoSec incidents as well as identifying the root cause
• Incident prevention: oversee the management, continuous development and configuration of security systems, including (but not limited to): antivirus, firewalls, IDS/ IPS, switches, routers, LAN/ WAN, servers, MFA, end points and technical security controls (e.g. identity and access management)
• Vulnerability Management: perform regular vulnerability scans and take lead for subsequent patches/ bug fixes/ hardening for global IT estate (on premise and cloud).
• Prioritise and remediate vulnerabilities discovered in annual penetration test
• Analyse IT processes & infrastructure to design and optimise Information Security solutions e.g. DLP, Ransomware, Threat protection, O365, Cloud, Email, SIEM.
• Manage data recovery systems
• Architectural design: provide subject matter expertise on technical security requirements for all projects
• Provide a security escalation path (and coaching) for IT support colleagues
• Produce security updates and reports to Head of IT covering all key internal and SaaS platforms

Information Security:

• Act as a key liaison point between the IT and Risk & Compliance teams and the business, gaining business support for IT controls and security efforts
• Play a key part in ensuring the IT department's continuous adherence to relevant legislation, including GDPR, as well as implementing/developing supporting policies including breach response and mitigation
• Produce reports with recommendations for internal security forums; maintain accurate records and logs of Security Incidents
• Manage all outgoing and incoming client vendor risk assessment requirements and coordinate responses accordingly
• Manage all 3rd Party Supplier Risk assessments
• Manage internal Cyber security training programme
• Support, Review and develop technical security standards, policies and designs

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Cybersecurity job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Jordan Madden in the strictest confidence.