Information Security Operations Specialist - Insurance - Hybrid

Information Security Operations Specialist

Insurance

City, London/ Hybrid (2-3 days per week in office)

Permanent

£68,000 - 92,000 per annum + benefits + bonus

Information Security - Specialist - Network Security - Cloud Security - Privileged Access Management - Windows Server - Active Directory - SQL Server

A great opportunity has arisen for an Information Security Operations Specialist to join a well-respected London Market Insurer and take responsibility for maintaining and improving their security operations tools and procedures, with a focus on prevention, detection, analysis, and remediation of technical security risk.

Reporting to Information Security Architect & SecOps Manager, your responsibilities will be as follows:

Leading the analysis, containment and remediation response to threats detected.
Helping to build, develop, and manage effective security operations systems to support my client's Information Security strategy.
Responsibility for maintaining, supporting, and improving existing security operations tools, documentation, and procedures.
Resolving security operations support incidents in a timely manner.
Assisting the Information Security Architecture team in matters of technical security at.
Liaising with 3rd party security partners and working with project management teams on key projects.
Supporting the wider Information Security team in building the Internal Control Framework (ICF), vulnerability management, and responding to technical audits.
Supporting the wider Information Security team in promoting security awareness and best practice throughout the organisation.

Required skills/ experience:

Excellent knowledge of security technologies and domains, such as endpoint protection tools, vulnerability scanners, attack simulation, network security, cloud security, etc.
Working knowledge of Privileged Access Management (PAM) best practice, technologies, and procedures.
Working knowledge of Microsoft technologies such as Windows Server, Active Directory and SQL Server.
Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, BASH, and PowerShell.
Working knowledge of Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Red Hat, Rocky.
Working knowledge of cloud-based solutions such as AWS, Azure, and Office 365.
Familiarity with DevOps principals and technologies such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC).