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Security Engineer

SCG Connected
Southampton
1 day ago
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Security Engineer

Location: Dummer, Basingstoke

Salary: £35,000 - £55,000 (Based on Experience)

Hybrid (3 days in the office and 2 days from home)


Key Tasks:

  • Security assessments: Create and perform security assessments and threat models
  • Security standards: Develop, implement & maintain security standards and plans
  • Vulnerability Management: Research weaknesses and find ways to counter them
  • Security incident response: Respond to attack vectors and security incidents, and coordinate incident response across teams
  • Security software testing: Test company software, firmware, and firewalls
  • Security software design: Design software security systems like intrusion detection systems and firewalls
  • Security system maintenance: Maintain and proof network security systems
  • Security system analysis: Analyse security systems and seek improvements on a continuous basis
  • Help develop platforms and tools to automate and improve security posture across the group


Skills and Competencies Required:

  • Knowledge and hands-on experience in management of IDS/IPS, Firewall, VPN, EDR/XDR, mail filtering and other security products
  • Experience in Security Information Event Management (SIEM) tools, creation of basic co-relation rules, and administration of SIEM preferred
  • Should have expertise on TCP/IP network traffic and event log analysis
  • Network Troubleshooting skills required.
  • Knowledge and hands-on experience in penetration testing/vulnerability scanning, security tools like tenable Nessus, kali Linux
  • Knowledge of ITIL disciplines such as Incident, Problem and Change Management
  • Experience of infrastructure design and management in mission critical environments preferred.
  • Understanding of Virtual Infrastructure and windows environments preferred
  • Effective communication, organizational, problem-solving and presentation skills
  • Self-motivated and, in time while supported, able to work with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to build trusting, collaborative relationships with peers yet with a strong sense of accountability and ownership.
  • Knowledge of ISO27001, CE, CE+


Benefits:

  • 25 days holiday
  • Extra day off for your birthday
  • Buy holiday scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Free onsite parking
  • Enhanced company sick pay
  • Discounted retail vouchers
  • Reduced gym membership
  • Annual salary review
  • SCG mobile benefit
  • Employee referral bonus
  • Onsite canteen offering free croissants and freshly made soup


Please note that unfortunately this role does not provide visa sponsorship opportunities, all candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

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