Infrastructure Security Analyst, Qualys, SCCM, Hybrid
Posted 2 weeks ago by Sanderson Recruitment Plc
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Bath, UK
Summary: The Infrastructure Security Analyst role involves ensuring the security and integrity of IT infrastructure for a leading private sector business in Bath. The position focuses on patch management and vulnerability remediation across both physical and virtual environments. The successful candidate will proactively identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities, utilizing various tools and frameworks. This role requires a hybrid working arrangement with engagement through an umbrella company.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deploy patches to Windows Servers to address vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with security policies.
- Manage patching windows and downtime coordination with various business units to minimize disruption during updates.
- Monitor patch management systems to ensure all systems are up to date and protected from security threats.
- Server hardening to Windows systems, both physical and virtual.
- Maintain accurate documentation of remediation activities.
- Assist in incident response by applying emergency patches and remediations.
- Contribute to disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
Key Skills:
- Windows server including patching processes.
- Server/security hardening.
- Vulnerability management tools eg Nessus, Qualys, for conducting vulnerability assessments.
- Hands-on experience in patch management systems - SCCM, WSUS, or Azure Update Management - for deploying patches in both on-premises and cloud.
- Proficiency in cloud security.
- Experience with security frameworks and best practices for ensuring compliance in patching and vulnerability management.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Bath
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Infrastructure Security Analyst, SCCM, Vulnerability, Patch management, Qualys/Nessus
Our client, a leading private sector business based in Bath, is looking to hire contractor with a background in infrastructure and related security.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring security and integrity for our clients IT infrastructure, taking responsibility for patching and vulnerability remediation for both physical and virtual environments. This will include proactive identification, assessment, and mitigation of security vulnerabilities across Windows servers, Legacy applications and cloud environments.
Hybrid working - 3/2-day split.
Engagement is via umbrella company only.
General responsibilities:
- Deploy patches to Windows Servers to address vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with security policies.
- Manage patching windows and downtime coordination with various business units to minimize disruption during updates.
- Monitor patch management systems to ensure all systems are up to date and protected from security threats.
- Server hardening to Windows systems, both physical and virtual.
- Maintain accurate documentation of remediation activities
- Assist in incident response by applying emergency patches and remediations
- Contribute to disaster recovery and business continuity plans
Skills and experience required: -
- Windows server including patching processes
- Server/security hardening.
- Vulnerability management tools eg Nessus, Qualys, for conducting vulnerability assessments
- Hands-on experience in patch management systems - SCCM, WSUS, or Azure Update Management - for deploying patches in both on-premises and cloud
- Proficiency in cloud security
- Experience with security frameworks and best practices for ensuring compliance in patching and vulnerability management.
Reasonable Adjustments:
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