Cyber Security Engineer

Position Title: Cyber Security Engineer

Compensation Range: £45k -£55k

Location:UK

Work Environment: Home-based with need base travel to UK office locations

Davies is a community ofoutstanding people. We welcomedifferent perspectives,support each other’s ambitions andgrow together.In a fast-changing business environment,we adapt and look ahead. We succeed because we aremulti-talented:in the skills of our teams, specialisms, and sector expertise. Working together,we are greater than the sum of our parts.

We areConnected: United under one mission and believe in our collective power to make a difference; together we are greater than the sum of our parts.

We areDynamic: We adapt with the environment, striving for what is next. Relentlessly seeking more for our business, clients, colleagues, and communities.

We are Innovative: We are solution focused with an entrepreneurial mindset, empowered to discover new paths.

WeSucceed Together: We support each other to grow and value different perspectives, ideas, and experiences - making an impact on our communities.

• Demonstrate string security fundamentals while working hands-on with security technologies
• Proactively assess security risks and expedite gap closure to help promote a risk aware culture
• Managing of the secure web gateways/web proxy, endpoint detection and response solutions (EDR/XDR), Microsoft Purview Firewall & email security
• Support the vulnerability management process, perform vulnerability assessments, analyse findings, establish priorities as well as implement and coordinate remediation activities
• Good knowledge on the operation of phishing simulation tools as well as supporting the delivery of security awareness programs.
• Assist, train and mentor the cybersecurity analysts in the use of security tools, application security standards, the preparation of security reports and the resolution of security related incidents.
• Act as an escalation point to analysts to aid in troubleshooting security incidents.
• Actively monitor and research cybersecurity threats, always be up to date with a direct or indirect threat landscape that could impact Davies business operations or technology Infrastructure.
• Perform threat hunting and recommend mitigation actions
• Assisting with risk management tasks.
• The monitoring and maintenance of security tools, such as Security Incident & Event Management (SIEM), anti-virus, micro segmentation tooling and vulnerability management platforms. 
• Reviewing changes to determine the IT security impact.
• Assist with IT security gap and risk assessments including PCI DSS, ISO 27001, CIS Top 18 and Cyber Essentials.
• Being part of an on-call rota for escalations from SOC
• Identification and risk assessment of newly identified vulnerabilities.
• Production of relevant documentation and reporting.
• Timely escalation of issues to Cyber Team Leader.

• Highly focused customer service approach with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience with the Microsoft on premise and cloud platforms
• Red teaming and penetration testing knowledge or experience
• Ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical people.
• Management of third-party relationships.
• Experience of working with or within…
o software development teams to delivery internally and externally facing applications
o data teams to ensure highly available and resilient data to support operations
o technical project teams to deliver complex and large-scale infrastructure projects
o IT service desk to deliver swift resolution and fantastic customer service
o In addition to previous cyber security teams
• Ability to work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities to tight deadlines. 
• Strong Stakeholder management with a focus on excellent customer service.
• Strong attention to detail, with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proactive and self-motivated approach to problem solving.
• Flexible and approachable.
• You are self-motivated, result driven and business oriented.
• One or more relevant IT security qualifications from a recognized body, such as GIAC GSEC, Comptia CySA+  and ISC2 CISSP.

·       Experience working as part of a project team.

·       Experience of working within regulated businesses. 

Davies are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome candidates of all genders, gender identity and expression, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, nationality, and belief (or lack thereof). Davies benefits and employee policies are ever-evolving. Currently some of our highlights include:

We are a specialist professional services and technology firm, working in partnership with leading insurance, highly regulated and global businesses.

We help our clients to manage risk, operate their core business processes, transform and grow. We deliver professional services and technology solutions across the risk and insurance value chain, including excellence in claims, underwriting, distribution, regulation & risk, customer experience, human capital, digital transformation & change management.

Our global team of more than 8,000 professionals operate across ten countries, including the UK & the U.S. Over the past ten years Davies has grown its annual revenues more than 20-fold, investing heavily in research & development, innovation & automation, colleague development, and client service. Today the group serves more than 1,500 insurance, financial services, public sector, and other highly regulated clients.