Cyber Security Specialist - Hybrid working Warrington

Oliver James Associates Ltd.; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing organization seeks a Cyber Security Specialist to safeguard its systems and data against cyber threats. This role focuses on the strategic design and management of security infrastructure, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and best practices while driving security initiatives. Ideal for candidates with a strong cyber security background and familiarity with cloud tools.

Qualifications

• Expertise in security infrastructure design, management, and oversight.
• Strong understanding of regulatory standards (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR).
• Experience with security transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic design of security control infrastructure.
• Drive monitoring capabilities and ensure compliance with IT security policies.
• Align IT services with regulatory requirements and best practices.

Skills

Subject Matter Expertise on cyber threats and protections

Understanding of cyber security principles

Knowledge of Azure and native cloud tools

Good knowledge of ITIL processes

Job description

Cyber Security Specialist - Hybrid working Warrington

We are looking for a Cyber Security Specialist to join an established and growing organisation,

The Cyber Operations Specialist plays a key role in reducing the organisation's exposure to cyber threats by supporting the strategic design of security control infrastructure, driving monitoring capabilities, and ensuring compliance with IT security policies.

Reporting to the Head of Cyber Operations, the role helps ensure that IT services are delivered in a way that protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data. This includes aligning with regulatory requirements, shareholder expectations, and recognised best practices.

• Subject Matter Expertise on cyber threats and protections
• Oversight, management and design of the security infrastructure including WAF, Proxy, Email Gateway, Logging, Endpoint, IDS, IDP, etc.
• Strong understanding of cyber security principles, frameworks, and regulatory standards (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR)
• Experience working with security transformation initiatives
• Knowledge of Azure and native cloud tools
• Good knowledge of ITIL processes
• Understanding of network/directory/security technologies
• Understanding of secure proxy/email, federation, access management and endpoint technologies.

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