Sec Ops Engineer - 3rd Line Support

Provide seamless collaboration between information security and the IT Operations teams, providing expertise on application, infrastructure, and network security.

The SecOps engineer ensures the implementation of technical security controls supporting effective risk mitigation and contributing to the continual improvement of the company's security posture and ISO 27001 management system.

Client Details

A global leading research-based pharmaceutical company working in the neurology and oncology therapeutic areas.

Description

• Design, build, install, and configure security solutions for on prem and cloud environments
• Proactively monitor security solutions (SIEM, threat detection and data security (Varonis), endpoint protection, network analytics etc.) for alerts, conducting event analysis, and incident management
• Document technical standards to meet corporate security policies and industry best practice
• Ensure appropriate technical measures are in place, to comply with legislation and regulations such as GDPR, GxP, and with ISO 27001
• Conduct vulnerability scanning, analysis, and remediation
• Perform security reviews, identify gaps in security architecture, and apply appropriate remediation
• Participate in Change Advisory Board (CAB) to ensure that any security impacts of upcoming changes are appropriately managed, to minimise risk and exposure
• Triage, analysis, and prioritisation of security incidents
• Identify root cause of security issues and design appropriate solutions
• Contribute as a key member of the EMEA region, in the global information security management system activities
• Act as EMEA initial point of contact for any out of hours P1 security incidents.
• Regularly attend global security calls. Due to scheduling challenges these calls may fall outside UK core business hours.

Profile

• Varonis Data Security Platform: DatAdvantage
• Vulnerability Scanning and Management: Qualys
• Patch Management: SCCM/Endpoint Manager and WSUS
• Endpoint Security: Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)
• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM): QRadar
• Email Security: Cisco Secure Email, Microsoft Office365
• Cloud Platforms: Azure and AWS
• Active Directory: ADFS, Group Policy, PowerShell (desirable)
• Network Protocols: TCP/IP, SMB, DNS, DHCP and associated services
• Network Management and Monitoring: Cisco ISE, CISCO DNAC, Cisco Stealthwatch
• Microsoft Windows Server and Client (Wintel)
• Virtual Platform: VMWare vCenter and Horizon VDI
• Service Management: ServiceNow
• Microsoft Office Applications: Excel, Word, Project, Visio

Job Offer

• Competitive Salary
• Hybrid working
• Holiday: 26 days, increased with service
• Annual discretionary Bonus: based on individual and co. performance - up to a maximum of 15%
• Pension: Up to 5% Employee, 10% Employer (starts at 3% Employee, 6% Employer on day 1)
• Health Insurance: Aviva - employee only (family members through discounted monthly payroll deduction if required).
• Dental Insurance: Denplan - employee only (family members through discounted monthly payroll deduction if required).
• Life Assurance: 4 x Basic salary
• PHI Cover (long term disability/income insurance).
• Payment of up to two professional subscriptions pa