Cyber Security & 3rd Line Engineer
Location |
Type |
Salary |
Job Reference |
Bromley | Perm | Upto £42K + Benefits | ALFENBrom |
Cyber Security & 3rd Line
Summary of Role
The Cyber Security & 3rd Line will work alongside the Systems Support Team to protect the company by employing a range of technologies and processes to prevent, detect and manage security/cyber threats. The requirement for this role is not to be full time on Security but to be split between IT and Security. IT support 60%, Security 40%.
Key Responsibilities – Cyber Security & 3rd Line
- Fix detected vulnerabilities to maintain a high-security standard.
- Ensure that all ESX hosts, Windows servers and network infrastructure remain highly available and that these systems are documented and kept current
- Ensure smooth running of VMWare/Windows Infrastructure
- Ensure all systems remain patched and secure
- Ensure BAU requests are addressed in a timely manner
- Analyse, troubleshoot and resolve incidents escalated by 1st/2rd line
- Hands on approach to cover off 3rd Line Windows 2008R2/2012 servers, MS Exchange 2010 and Network Infrastructure support across the LAN, Switches, Firewalls
- Investigate security alerts and provide incident response
- Monitor identity and access management, including monitoring for abuse of permissions by authorised system users
- Liaise with stakeholders about cyber security issues and provide future recommendations
- Generate reports for both technical and non-technical staff and stakeholders
- Maintain an information security risk register and assist with internal and external audits relating to information security
- Monitor and respond to ‘phishing’ emails and ‘pharming’ activity
- Assist with the creation, maintenance and delivery of cyber security awareness training for colleagues
- Give advice and guidance to staff on issues such as spam and unwanted or malicious emails.
- Update and develop security policies. Develop company-wide best practices for IT security
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- The Cyber Security & 3rd Line Engineer must have strong IT skills, including knowledge of computer networks, operating systems, software, hardware and security
- An understanding of the cyber security risks associated with various technologies and ways to manage them
- A good working knowledge of various security technologies such as network and application firewalls, host intrusion prevention and anti-virus
- Verbal communication skills, including presentation skills, with an ability to communicate with a range of technical and non-technical team members
- Written communication skills, for example to write technical reports
Desirable Skills:
- ISO 27001 Certification
- Palo Alto Firewalls
- NIST Framework knowledge
- Cyber Security Experience
If you feel your Cyber Security and 3rd Line skills “fit the bill” for this role please apply. For more Cyber Security an 3rd Line roles see the Alfen website.