About The Role
Team –
Information Security - IT
Working Pattern -
Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality Bournemouth Office. Full time, 35 hours per week.
We are happy to discuss flexible working!
What this role is all about:
You will be joining a vibrant, exciting environment to lead on maturing the Cyber Security capabilities at Vitality. We are a values-based organisation and our members are at the heart of everything we do.
The primary purpose of the role is to support the CISO with the implementation of the Information Security Strategy and protecting Vitality's and its member's data.
You will be leading a team of security analysts with specific skill sets; providing expert guidance to the wider IT teams. You will monitor systems and alerts along with detection and management of Cyber incidents.
In addition to your daily duties, you will be playing a part in the longer-term Cyber goals. This includes continuous improvement, developing a technology roadmap and steering the future direction of security operations.
Key Actions
- Leadership and management of the Cyber Security Operations team.
- Conducting cyber security maturity assessments; continuous improvement of existing security controls and assessing new tools/capabilities for recommendation to management.
- Perform cyber risk assessments; develop reporting metrics to articulate risk posture to Senior Management.
- Be the key contact for, and lead on the management of Cyber Security incidents by performing and co-ordinating forensic investigations;
- Engagement with internal stakeholder and external bodies as required, Vendors, forensic partners, regulatory bodies.
- Provide expert professional advice across Vitality on Information and Cyber Security best practice, training, and awareness sessions.
- Responsible for ensuring that Vitality IT assets are adequately protected from Cyber-attacks and malicious insiders.
- You will conduct penetration testing, governance and remediation.
- You will take a lead in supporting the Vulnerability Management programme and MDR programme.
- Managing Vitality's MSSP.
- Deliver key Information Security initiatives/projects, in line with InfoSec and Cyber Security strategy and Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
- Ensure compliance with Vitality's ISMS, Regulatory requirements and Information Security best practice frameworks.
What do you need to thrive?
- Extensive experience working in Cyber Security
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate technical knowledge to non-technical audience; production of policy/standards/project documentation
- Appropriate level of technical knowledge, hands-on experience of configuring security tools
- Demonstrable experience of designing, implementing and managing information security initiatives
- Sound understanding of security frameworks (e.g. ISO27001/2, PCI DSS, NIST), Data Protection and regulatory compliance (e.g. FCA, ICO, PRA, GDPR)
- Experience of running and developing a team of technical specialists, ideally in the field of Cyber Security
- Familiar with coaching, mentoring, and supporting people at different stages of their career, managing a portfolio of work and providing effective delegation and leadership to a team.
So, what's in it for you?
- Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
- A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
- Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
- Life Assurance – Four times annual salary
These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page.
Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!
If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, w
e will:
- Help you to be the healthiest you've ever been.
- Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
- Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
- Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
- Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
- Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
- Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
- Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
- Be there for you when you need us.
- Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.
We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.
About The Company
We're really excited to announce that we have recently been awarded
"Top 10 Best Places To Work"
in The Sunday Times Awards 2024!
Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place.
Diversity & Inclusion
We're committed to diversity and inclusion because it's good for our employees, for our business, and for society. To learn more please visit our Careers page.
Vitality's approach to sustainability
Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page.
If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early.