Lead Information Security Engineer

GerrardWhite; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance services company in the UK is seeking a Lead Information Security Engineer to provide tactical support and governance for security standards. The role involves ensuring the safety and security of digital systems, managing technical assurance for PCI compliance, and fostering best practices throughout the business. Candidates should have strong technical security expertise with a background in cyber security within complex environments. The position is hybrid, enabling flexibility in work location.

Benefits

Private medical health care plan

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Benefit scheme for discounts and cashback

Life Assurance 4x annual salary

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a technical security expert.
• Excellent Infrastructure Knowledge specifically around Server Technology.
• Proven knowledge and experience of IT and information security policies, practices and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide tactical technical security support.
• Responsible for technical governance to security standards.
• Assist in 3rd party assurance.

Skills

Technical security expertise

Infrastructure knowledge

Cyber security experience

IT security policies knowledge

Incident management experience

Cloud security experience

PCI and Cyber Essentials expertise

Job description

Lead Information Security Engineer

Hybrid role based from Peterborough, Manchester, Stoke, Tunbridge Wells or Chesterfield office.

Role Purpose

Reporting to the Head of Information Security to provide tactical technical security support. The Lead InfoSec Engineer will be responsible for technical governance to security standards, Identity and Access Management expertise across multiple platforms. The role will provide ongoing technical assurance to digital systems and data to ensure that these are safe and secure. Special projects support will include PCI compliance, Cyber Essentials and other technical support where required. Provide line manager duties within the Information Security Team.

Key accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Be an SME for PCI DSS and Cyber Essentials technical assurance
• Contribute to business and technology audits with technical evidence and advice
• Engagement with 3rd party partners as a SME and to ensure due diligence process adherence
• Contribute to the delivery of the security roadmap and a continuous improvement model for security
• Ensure Information Security controls are operating effectively
• Ensure where gaps are identified that these have remediation plans agreed and delivered
• Ensure effective Information Security pen testing co-ordination along with Vulnerability Security assessments
• Help embed security best practices throughout the business and early in projects
• Assist in 3rd party assurance

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

• Strong experience as a technical security expert.
• Excellent Infrastructure Knowledge specifically around Server Technology.
• Cyber security experience within a large complex corporate environment working with multiple partners.
• Proven knowledge and experience of IT and information security policies, practices and standards.
• Knowledge of current technologies in the field and the ability to learn new ones.
• Incident management experience including investigations and response.
• Cloud security experience would be highly beneficial
• PCI and Cyber Essentials expertise would be advantageous

Why us?

Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited (MISL) is one of the largest Managing General Agents in the UK. With a strong presence in the UK motor insurance market, we specialise in niche motor cover, where our solid market knowledge and experience enables us to create highly targeted products. Our success is underpinned by our underwriting strategy to identify and apply special risk factors to the customers’ advantage. That, and our skilled underwriting technicians who are friendly, accessible and empowered to make decisions. We only transact business through professional UK insurance intermediaries and we take pride in fostering excellent working relationships. Our products feature prominently on Aggregators' sites, such as Confused.com, Go Compare and Compare the Market, via our broker partners.

What we offer in return?

• A collaborative and fast paced work environment
• Private medical health care plan
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays and the ability to buy holiday
• A benefit scheme that offers discounts and cashback on shopping, restaurants, travel and more
• Life Assurance 4x annual salary