IT Security Associate - City of London, Greater London, United Kingdom - Arc IT Recruitment

    Arc IT Recruitment
    Arc IT Recruitment City of London, Greater London, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    IT Security Associate

    City of London/Hybrid

    £competitive plus bonus plus benefits

    If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly.

    IT Security Associate is required by a prestigious financial services organisation based in the city of London. Their IT Security function is responsible for operational security delivery within the business. This includes privileged access management, threat protection, threat detection and incident management. The scope covers IT Infrastructure and Business Application Security on a global basis.

    This role will be responsible for supporting the IT Security Manager in the delivery of IT Security services and providing assurance that they are fully operational and working as expected.

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Supervise and review the performance of outsourced security functions, acting as an initial escalation point and to ensure services are dealt with efficiently in line with SLAs.
    • Undertake IT Security investigations including analysis, expert opinion and reporting
    • Contribute to the delivery of IT and cyber security improvement projects
    • Play an active role in business/IT projects and operational processes (eg, change management, exception management) to assess projects/changes/exceptions from an IT security standpoint.
    • Stay up-to-date on the latest security technologies and trends, and recommend new security measures as needed.
    Key Requirements:
    • 5 years background in a related IT role
    • Experience managing security products such as SIEM, TVM and PAM platforms
    • Must be CISSP certified
    • Experience of working with and overseeing outsourced security functions
    • Strong technical skills especially tools within the E5/Microsoft 365/Defender suite
    • Experienced with toolsets and technologies such as SIEM, PIM, PAM, Endpoint Protection, EDR, IPS/IDS, MFA, Encryption, Next Gen Firewalls.
    • Experience of supporting cyber security, security event triage, incident response and recovery efforts
    Strong knowledge of operational security management and tooling