Information Security Officer

AXA Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job description

We’re looking for an Information Security Officer to join our Security team.

Reporting to the Senior Information Security Manager, you’ll work on security aspects of project delivery across AXA Insurance, including but not limited to design, delivery, and building processes to ensure controls remain in place. You’ll collaborate with IT teams across AXA to achieve secure solutions by assessing risks and developing pragmatic mitigation strategies within the AXA UK risk appetite.

At AXA, we promote flexible working, empowering our employees to balance home and office work in a way that suits them, their team, and our customers. You’ll be expected to spend at least 40% of your week away from home, increasing to most of your working week starting September 2025. "Away from home" includes attending our offices, visiting clients, or industry events. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements, which you can explore with Talent Acquisition.

What you’ll be doing:

• Liaising with the UK CTO and other groups to manage security aspects of strategic projects, working within project teams to meet goals on time and within budget
• Delivering UK Security projects to enhance controls and address new risks
• Building measurable secure solutions, focusing on coverage, quantity, and quality, ensuring they are supportable and maintainable in Business As Usual
• Assisting UK Security with risk assessments of Group and third-party tools and platforms as needed
• Ensuring compliance with AXA Security Policies and that new technology builds positively impact controls and risk posture in the UK
• Providing technical consultancy on third-party risk for specific solutions
• Proactively researching emerging threats and proposing mitigation strategies

What you’ll bring:

• Strong understanding of IT environment issues and information requirements
• Ability to manage demanding workloads with tight deadlines
• Project management skills
• Desirable knowledge/experience in ITIL, Cloud Security, Coding and Scripting, Application Security, Big Data, Architecture, and Networking
• Strong customer focus
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Attention to detail
• Relevant professional qualifications such as CISSP, CISM, or MIISP are desirable

Pre-employment, candidates must be eligible and authorized to work in the UK.

What we offer:

At AXA UK, we value our employees and regularly review our rewards package, which includes:

• Salary up to £65,000 depending on experience
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life assurance (up to 10x annual salary)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 days leave
• AXA employee discounts
• Gym benefits

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Who we are:

AXA UK Support Functions provide infrastructure, support, and expertise to ensure our customer-facing units can serve our customers effectively. Whether you are experienced or just starting out, we offer support and opportunities for growth and development.