Security Operations Engineer

SECURITY OPERATIONS ENGINEER

WELLINGBOROUGH (HYBRID)

Are you passionate about information security and looking for a role where you can make a significant impact across the organisation?

As Security Operations Engineer, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing the bank’s information security toolsets. This hands-on technical position involves administering solutions such as vulnerability scanning, endpoint security, and web and email filtering. You will also act as the first line of defence, triaging security events and alerts.

WHY JOIN US?

You will be at the forefront of ensuring our bank’s information security.  The threats to information security are constantly evolving, so if you enjoy an ever-changing environment where priorities can flip from one moment to the next, this is the role for you. 

Salary will be in the region of £42,000 - £50,000. Benefits include private medical insurance, 25 days’ annual leave (rising to 28 days with length of service), enhanced maternity and paternity leave, income protection, and pension. For the full range of benefits please see https://www.weatherbys.bank/about-us/careers/employee-benefits/.

Based in our Wellingborough head office you will have the flexibility to work from home up to two days per week.

WHAT YOUR DAY WILL LOOK LIKE

• Administering information security tools including patch management, antimalware, antivirus, vulnerability scanners, and web/email filters.
• Responding to security events and alerts, performing initial triage and logging incidents in the ITSM toolset.
• Reviewing and assessing held emails for risks and policy breaches.
• Evaluating service requests for filter rule changes, create implementation plans, and prepare approval documentation.
• Conducting root cause analysis on incidents in collaboration with the service desk.
• Assisting in evaluating new solutions to ensure they meet information security standards.
• Update processes and work instructions to reflect changes in information security policies.
• Creating relevant reports for governance, audit, and managerial purposes.
• Ensuring compliance with governance processes.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 1-2 years in a security operations role, or at least 5 years in an infrastructure or service desk role which includes some experience with security operations.
• Deep technical prowess across a broad spectrum of digital technologies
• Good understanding of technical architecture and security aspects of infrastructure, application, web, and cloud technologies.
• Understanding of relevant legal and regulatory frameworks (GDPR, PCI, CMA, FCA obligations etc).
• A track record of delivering business benefits by balancing the need to protect the organisation with the need to do business.
• Security Management Certification such as CISSP, CISA, or CompTIA Security+, CASP.

IT WOULD BE NICE FOR YOU TO HAVE

• Vendor certifications and / or ITIL Foundation v4, but this is not essential.

WHO WE ARE

Weatherbys is one of the best regarded independent banking groups in the UK, winning Private Bank of the Year at the Spear’s UK Wealth Management awards in both 2021 and 2023. As you would expect from a business with ambitious growth plans, we are continually evolving and looking to the future, but always put our clients at the heart of everything we do. Don’t just take our word for it, find out more here: www.weatherbys.bank

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