IT Security Specialist – Global Infrastructure Firm – REF 725
Benefits:
Pension / Life Assurance / Holidays (Buy and Sell)
Free Parking
Region: West Yorkshire
Global major capital projects firm with operations across all sectors require an IT Security Specialist.
Working with the IT Infrastructure team to provide advice and guidance on IT security and further develop IT policies and processes across a multi-region infrastructure consisting of 6500+ staff and 70+ sites.
Responsibilities:
* Review all aspects of the IT environment and its components.
* Gather requirements, design and implement enterprise-wide solutions.
* Proactively improve and provide advice on information security matters.
* Support and develop the company’s IT policies and security solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
* Maintain and improve a Cyber Essentials Plus Security Standard.
* Coordinate, measure and report on the technical aspects of security management.
* Participate in internal governance activities relating to Information Security.
* Propose changes to existing policies and procedures to ensure operating efficiency and regulatory compliance.
* Identify security non-conformities, patch or reconfigure systems to resolve issues, and build and test new security technologies.
* Research and propose appropriate security solutions.
* Design, coordinate and manage security testing procedures to verify the security of systems, networks, and applications, and manage the remediation of identified risks.
* Recommend and coordinate the implementation of technical controls to support and enforce defined security policies.
* Manage the process of gathering, analyzing and assessing the current and future threat landscape.
* Monitor and report on compliance with security policies.
* Provide information security compliance consultancy to projects and operational teams.
* Conduct Technology Infrastructure Assessments for new, changed, and existing systems.
* Work with the Infrastructure manager to develop a security program and projects that address identified risks.
* Track issues and agreed actions to completion and escalate issues to the Head of IT.
* Provide security communication, awareness and training for various audiences.
* Consult with IT and security staff to ensure security is factored into the evaluation, selection, installation and configuration of hardware, applications, and software.
* Research, evaluate, design, test, recommend or plan the implementation of new or updated information security hardware or software.
* Manage the day-to-day activities of threat and vulnerability management.
* Manage security projects and provide expert guidance on security matters for other IT projects.
* Ensure audit trails, system logs and other monitoring data sources are reviewed periodically and are in compliance with policies and audit requirements.
Experience Requirements:
* Experienced information security risk and compliance function.
* Experience of technical vulnerability management processing and reporting.
* Ability to engage with projects and provide information security awareness.
* Proven track record as an information security analyst supporting global sites and regions.
Qualifications:
* Experienced Cisco Administrator (CCNA Security) Desirable.
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