Infrastructure & Network Security Specialist - £80k + Bonus/ Package - Hybrid working 2 days a week on site/ Guildford

Hawksworth; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawksworth in Guildford is seeking an Infrastructure & Network security specialist to govern, plan and safeguard the company’s IT infrastructure. The role is hybrid, with two on-site days weekly, based in Guildford, UK, offering up to £80k plus bonus and a strong pension package.

You will enforce robust security policies, manage technical controls and ensure regulatory compliance, working with cloud, network and workplace teams to reduce IT risk and drive continuous security improvements.

Qualifications

• One or more of CISA, CISSP or CRISC
• Insurance or Financial Services background
• Good working knowledge of NIST and COBIT frameworks, ISO, CIS Controls
• Deep understanding of data centre/network and workplace architectures and operations within the insurance industry
• Sound understanding of IT risk management processes and experience of leading mitigation/remediation activities
• Management of third parties – especially offshore
• Deep understanding of IT security management processes, practices and technology

Responsibilities

• Accountability for all information security risks and controls owned by IT.
• Regular reporting of IT risk management status to senior stakeholders.
• Management and oversight of outsourced partners and their adherence to control frameworks.
• Work closely with team members across cloud, infrastructure and workplace to build expertise within the team concerning security capabilities.
• Engages with projects during service acceptance to ensure that project deliveries do not introduce IT risk.
• Ensuring compliance to internal Allianz Policies, Standards and Functional Rules
• Ensuring compliance to regulatory and other external audits

Skills

Information security governance

Risk management frameworks

Collaboration across teams

Security controls

Education

CISA

CISSP

CRISC

Tools

NIST

COBIT

ISO CIS Controls

Job description

Hawksworth are hiring now for a Global Insurance firm based in Guildford Surrey. We are looking for a talented Infrastructure & Network security specialist who will be responsible for governing, planning and delivering and safeguarding the company’s infrastructure.

• Role: Infrastructure & Network security specialist
• Location: Guildford Surrey, UK
• Salary: Up to £80k + Bonus + Great pension and package on offer.
• Hybrid working: Expectation is x2 days a week on site.

You will be responsible for governing, planning and delivering the safeguarding of the employers infrastructure by enforcing robust security policies, managing technical controls, and ensuring compliance with internal and external standards. Ideally, you will bring a strong technical foundation in Infrastructure IT security, a keen understanding of risk management frameworks, and the ability to collaborate across teams to drive continuous improvement in our security posture.

Some accountabilities will be:

• Accountability for all information security risks and controls owned by IT.
• Regular reporting of IT risk management status to senior stakeholders.
• Management and oversight of outsourced partners and their adherence to control frameworks.
• Work closely with team members across cloud, infrastructure and workplace to build expertise within the team concerning security capabilities.
• Engages with projects during service acceptance to ensure that project deliveries do not introduce IT risk
• Ensuring compliance to internal Allianz Policies, Standards and Functional Rules
• Ensuring compliance to regulatory and other external audits

Role Specific

• One or more of CISA, CISSP or CRISC
• Insurance or Financial Services background
• Good working knowledge of NIST and COBIT frameworks, ISO, CIS Controls
• Deep understanding of data centre/network and workplace architectures and operations both within the insurance industry and market generally
• Sound understanding of IT risk management processes and experience of leading mitigation and remediation activities
• Management of third parties – especially offshore
• Deep understanding of IT security management processes, practices and technology.