IT & Cyber Lead
| Posting date: | 18 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £50,000.0 to £80,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive Salary Dependent On Experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Liverpool, Merseyside, L22NZ |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4552546_1713429136 |
Summary
Job Purpose
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced technical cyber security lead to join our team. The cyber security lead will be responsible for overseeing the technical aspects of our information security program, including the management of an outsourced Security Operations Centre (SOC). You will be responsible for establishing the security strategy for the group and improving security posture while ensuring alignment of technical security measures with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate new security technologies and solutions to enhance the organization's security posture.
- Ensure proper configuration and tuning of security tools to maximize effectiveness.
- Incident Response and forensics - developing and maintaining an incident response plan.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to junior members of the security team.
- Promote cross functional collaboration and knowledge sharing across security and IT teams.
- Maintain security infrastructure, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, SIEM and endpoint security solutions.
- Setting the overall security strategy for the business.
Experience and Knowledge
- The Ideal candidate will have a strong background in information security and hands on experience with SOC operations.
- Experience developing and implementing technical aspects of the organization's information security strategy.
- Experience overseeing day-to-day operations of the outsourced SOC team.
- Define and enforce SOC processes and procedures to ensure effective incident detection, response, and remediation.
- Experience Coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders to address security incidents and vulnerabilities.
- Experience Conducting regular threat assessments and vulnerability scans to identify potential risks to the organization's infrastructure and data.
- Experience working in alignment with ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials.
- Experience Managing and maintaining security infrastructure, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, SIEM, and endpoint security solutions.
Here at Carpenters group diversity and inclusion matters, it is integral to our culture and we welcome applications from everyone. We celebrate difference and believe in equal opportunities for all.
About usWe are one of the leading providers of insurance and legal services.Our focus is always on the customer and ensuring their claims journey consistently exceeds expectation.We work in partnership with insurers, brokers and MGA's to deliver a variety of fully outsourced claims solutions. Our team has grown to approximately 1000 employees across offices in Liverpool, Birkenhead, Leeds, Haywards Heath and Glasgow.Our team's insurance experience combined with our legal expertise gives us the size, scale and strength to successfully work in partnership with any insurer or broker. Our long-standing relationships are testament to the quality of our service.Our culture is what defines us as an organisation and has been built around our 5 core values.We pride ourselves in providing a positive working environment where we can work together towards our success. We understand that our success as a business depends on the success of our people, and that is why we have established an environment where all of our employees feel valued and able to perform at their best.
Benefits
- Minimum 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- Holiday buy and sell scheme
- Hybrid working model
- 2 x Volunteering days to support charitable initiatives
- Matched Giving - up to £250 matched for personal charity fundraising for a registered charity
- Medicash cash plan - claim back dental / physio / optical appointments
- My Medicash App - including access to rapid digital physiotherapy and skin cancer screening assessments plus fitness videos and wellbeing tools
- Discounts and cash back on travel and shopping through Medicash extras
- Life Assurance Scheme (4 x salary)
- Pension scheme
- Funded driving theory test (in relevant role)
- Active network of Wellbeing Champions - providing mental health support
- Training and development opportunities
- Funded social events to connect with your colleagues
- Dress for your day policy
What you need to do now
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