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Senior IT Security Officer

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We are recruiting for a Senior IT Security Officer on a permanent basis. The Senior IT Security Officer role is to develop, implement, and maintain robust security controls to mature / improve the security capabilities within the IT Security, Compliance, and Identity function.

This role ensures the protection of their assets, systems, and data from internal and external threats, whilst driving continuous improvement in security controls.

As a Senior IT Security Officer, you will need to have/be:

Skills:

Security Operations. Providing expert guidance on live security incidents and helping conduct robust investigations in order to identify corrective actions and see them through to completion.
Threat Intelligence. Provide guidance on proactive threat identification, analysis, and mitigation. Skilled in actionable intelligence, industry sources, and general awareness of threat landscape.
Vulnerability Assessment. Identifying and classifying security vulnerabilities in networks, systems and applications and mitigating or eliminating their impact.
Risk Management. Ability to identify IT security risks and the delivery of audit remediation activities.
Emerging technology monitoring. Ability gather and assess information on new and emerging technologies, products, services, methods and techniques.Knowledge:

Knowledge of IT Service Frameworks, methodologies, and best practice such as ITIL v4 and Agile
Knowledge of day-to-day activities and best practice within a SOC
Knowledge of technical security such as firewalls, network security groups, and access controlsType of Experience:

Experience enhancing security posture, and evolving capabilities via continual service improvement
Experience of working on live cyber incidents and the remediation actions
Experience of partnering with supplier teams for managed services delivery of improvements
Experience across the full IT security spectrum (software, servers, infrastructure, and networks)
Experience implementing secure systems
Experience working with system architectures, displaying a strong understanding of the impact of vulnerabilities on varied systemsDetails:

Salary: £38, 500 - £52, 000
Working Hours: Full time Monday - Friday
Location: Birmingham/Hybrid
Duration: PermanentRole of Senior IT Security Officer:

Support in the management of the Security Operations, establishing and delivering methods and tools to provide value and reduce risk across proactive monitoring, incident response, threat management and vulnerability management.
Maintain operational security processes and ensure that all requests for support are dealt with, investigating security breaches where necessary.
Support monitoring on external security environment, gathering information on emerging threats to the business and presenting them to leaders where required.
Plan vulnerability assessment and penetration testing activities within IT, providing expert advice where necessary in the review of vulnerability assessment tools and techniques.
Contribute to risk management initiatives by providing expert technical advice in risk assessments, implementation of risk mitigations, and ensuring compliance with security policies and standards.
Manage improvement activity within the external Security Operations Centre, and act as an escalation for complex or sensitive situations
Manage the design, delivery, maintenance, and continuous improvement of IT Security Ops capabilities in line with business needs.
Promote the Security, Compliance & Identity function to develop and enhance the team profile to develop enduring relationships with stakeholders and teams.
Develop and maintain security incident playbooks and guidance.Benefits of working as a Senior IT Security Officer:

a competitive pension scheme, with up to 12 per cent employer contributions
a starting salary that reflects your skills and experience
a cash allowance in lieu of benefits, which means you can choose which benefits are right for you and your family
core company funded benefits such as life assurance, income protection and health cash plan
25 days annual leave plus public holidays
access to tax-efficient voluntary benefits scheme & retail, health, leisure, and travel offers
access to an Employee Assistance Program
financial and health well-being programmes

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