Security Engineer - SolarWinds

Harvey Nash Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Central London is seeking a Security Engineer with extensive experience in SolarWinds and service architecture. This 6-month contract role offers a hybrid working model and requires expertise in technical architecture design and cybersecurity technologies. The ideal candidate will have a collaborative mindset and excellent organizational skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience creating technical architectures.
• 3+ years experience managing cybersecurity technologies.
• Experience in consulting and/or finance is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize Solarwinds Server and Application Manager.
• Create architectures, operational runbooks, and business processes.
• Drive change with vendors and work outside regular hours for updates.

Skills

Technical Architecture Creation

Cybersecurity Management

Patching Windows Clients and Servers

Communication Skills

Organisational Skills

Job description

Security Engineer - SolarWinds (Service Architecture)

A Leading Financial Services business in Central London are looking to hire a Security Engineer; with specific experience with Solarwinds and Service Architecture

• 6 month contract - scope to roll
• Paying between £550 - £650 per day (UMBRELLA - Inside IR35)
• Based in London
• Hybrid working (2 in office, 3 from WFH)

Overview

• Design, optimise and run Solarwinds Server and Application Manager: Take ownership of the system monitoring technology, create technical and service architectures to define a fully managed service across EMEA.
• Research, design and enhance Axonius: Take ownership of the asset discovery technology, research capabilities, define a future state architecture and realise your vision. Ensure your vision is maintained through the creation of processes and procedures as part of a wider service offering defined in a service architecture.

Duties and Responsibilities

The successful Security Engineer will be responsible for the following:

• Create architectures (High Level Design and Low Level Design).
• Create a Service Architecture (operational runbooks, service descriptions, KPI/KRI etc.).
• Create business as usual processes.
• Take ownership of business as usual break-fix and enhancement activities.
• Work outside of business hours to perform change.
• Work with vendors to drive change.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• 3+ years demonstrated experience of creating technical architectures.
• 3+ years demonstrated experience of deploying and managing cyber security technologies and services.
• 3+ years demonstrated experience of patching Windows clients and servers using WSUS and SCCM.
• The ability to successfully influence people who are not direct reports and who have very diverse working styles, working practices and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining a high level of communication with peers and stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills with a process efficiency mind-set.
• Team-oriented and collaborative mindset.
• Precise attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience in both consulting and/or finance (i.e. banking) (highly desirable).