Cyber Security Specialist

Cyber Security Specialist

Posted 2 weeks ago by Broster Buchanan

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Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
England, United Kingdom
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Cyber Security Cyber Threat Hunting Cyber Threat Intelligence Data Protection Strategy Financial Services Management Risk Management Security Testing Stakeholder Management Vulnerability Vulnerability Management

Summary: The Cyber Security Specialist role is a 6-month contract position within a Financial Services organization, focusing on hands-on information security responsibilities. The specialist will develop and implement security programs, manage cyber incidents, and ensure compliance with data protection legislation. This position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to enhance security measures and respond to evolving threats.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Developing and implementing an information security programme with policies, standards, and procedures.
  • Responsible for delivering and assuring the company’s key security controls.
  • Manage higher severity cyber incidents escalated from Security Operations Centre Analysts.
  • Lead the response to senior and complex security incidents.
  • Influence users and stakeholders to achieve timely resolution of incidents.
  • Conduct incident and investigation briefings, analysis, and reporting.
  • Ensure security toolsets are appropriate and cost-effective.
  • Oversee a security testing program to identify, prioritise and treat risk.
  • Be an expert in the field and work with other technology teams to embed security.
  • Keep abreast of emerging threat types and ways to protect systems.

Key Skills:

  • Experience in developing and implementing information security programmes.
  • Strong knowledge of security controls and incident management.
  • Ability to conduct incident analysis and reporting.
  • Expertise in security toolsets and vulnerability management.
  • Understanding of data protection legislation and compliance.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Cyber Security Specialist - 6 month Contract (inside IR35) Hybrid

Our client is a Financial Services organisation with over 50 years experience within their sector. They have a contract opportunity within the Information Security Team for a 'hands on' Cyber Security Specialist.

Key Responsibilities

  • Developing and implementing an information security programme, with policies, standards and procedures designed to protect both internal and external threats based on priorities set.
  • Responsible for delivering and assuring the company’s key security controls whilst ensuring continuous improvement in response to changing security risks and threats.
  • Continue to develop, implement, and monitor a strategic and risk management program to ensure the integrity, confidentiality and availability of information owned, controlled, or processed by the company
  • Manage higher severity cyber incidents that are escalated from the Security Operations Centre Analysts.
  • Take accountability for and lead the response to the most senior and complex security incidents.
  • Pursue associated disciplinary and legal matters, liaising with the Data Protection Team on data protection legislation ensuring root causes of such breaches and understood and addressed
  • Influence users and stakeholders at all levels to achieve the timely resolution of incidents.
  • Conduct incident and investigation briefings, analysis, and reporting.
  • Identify and prioritise Incident and Security Service Requests.
  • Bring incidents to successful conclusions through investigations.
  • Ensure the security toolsets used to provide security protection and analytics are appropriate and cost effective
  • Ensure security systems and controls are in place and working effectively, such as vulnerability management, cyber threat intelligence and security event logging
  • Work closely with the Security Architecture function to ensure systems are designed appropriately in line with security best practices
  • Oversee a security testing program to identify, prioritise and treat risk
  • Oversee a 1st line assurance program in the spirit of continuous improvement
  • Oversee both internal and external audits and ensure the quality of reports prepared by the team for assurance purposes
  • Be an expert in the field and work with other technology teams to embed security in day-to-day operations, designs, and implementations
  • Keep abreast of emerging threat types, active threats, and ways to protect our systems against these
  • Collaborating with the business to influence developments in the areas of legal, regulatory, contractual, and corporate requirements and strategy

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