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Job Description:
Job Title: IT Security Specialist
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available
Salary Range: £37,600 - £56,400
Location: Eastleigh - hybrid
Closing Date for applications: Thursday 3rd July
Main Responsibilities as IT Security Specialist:
- Assist in gathering and analysing threat intelligence; monitor systems and networks to identify anomalies and support situational awareness.
- Follow established processes to help ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and internal security requirements.
- Contribute to the investigation and resolution of security incidents, working in line with organisational procedures and business continuity plans.
- Operate tools and processes to identify vulnerabilities and support timely patching across systems and infrastructure.
- Configure and maintain security tools and systems (SIEM, firewalls) in accordance with defined policies and procedures.
- Support the production of security metrics and documentation; share knowledge and best practice with colleagues to promote security awareness.
Skills and experience you need as IT Security Specialist:
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in Information Security or a related field at a comparable level.
- Deep knowledge of network security, firewalls, VPNs, and endpoint protection across enterprise systems.
- Good communication skills both verbally and in writing with good questioning and listening skills in order to identify customer requirements.
- Ability to explain complex IT concepts to all levels of customer.
- Demonstrable ability to follow security operations, procedures, policies and activities.
- Experience managing incident response across an organization involving multiple business units.
- A general understanding of data protection processes, policies and tools.
Benefits:
At Ageas, we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve Top Employer status in the UK.
- Flexible Working: Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (within the UK) and within the working day. Part-time and job-shares available. Minimum 35 days holiday (including bank holidays), with options to buy and sell days.
- Supporting your Health: Dental Insurance, Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Wellbeing Activities – Mindfulness.
- Supporting your Wealth: Annual Bonus Schemes, Salary Reviews, Pension, Employee Savings, Loans.
- Supporting you at Work: Wellbeing activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events.
- Supporting you and your Family: Maternity/Pregnant Parent entitlements of 16 weeks at full pay, Paternity/Non-pregnant Parent entitlements of 8 weeks at full pay.
- Benefits for Them: Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.
- Get some Tech: Deals on gadgets including Wearables, Tablets, Laptops.
- Getting around: Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.
- Supporting you back to work: Return to work programme after maternity leave.