Security Infrastructure Specialist

Global Payments; Knaresborough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Knaresborough is seeking a Security Infrastructure Specialist to enhance infrastructure security policies and systems. Candidates should have extensive experience with Check Point technologies and a degree in Computer Science or related fields. The role offers a competitive salary, hybrid work options, and numerous employee benefits including health insurance and pension schemes.

Benefits

26 days holiday, rising to 30 days

Paid on-call work available

Health insurance scheme through Vitality Health

Qualifications

• Relevant experience or degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field is required.
• 4 years’ experience with Check Point technologies is essential.
• Knowledge of security practices in network development and operational environments.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, test, recommend, and maintain infrastructure security policies and systems.
• Provide Level III technical support for software, hardware, and application services.
• Lead maintenance of security devices and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Experience with Check Point technologies

TCP/IP networking knowledge

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field

Tools

Check Point firewalls

Job description

Overview

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.

Job Title: Security Infrastructure Specialist

Location: Knaresborough (Hybrid options considered)

Salary: £45,000 - £65,000 (Dependant on experience)

Responsibilities

• Evaluates, tests, recommends, develops, coordinates, monitors, and maintains infrastructure security policies, procedures and systems, including hardware, firmware and software. Ensures that infrastructure security architecture/designs, plans, controls, processes, standards, policies and procedures are aligned with operational standards and overall IS security. Identifies security risks and exposures, determines the causes of security violations and suggests procedures to halt future incidents. Investigates and resolves infrastructure security incidents and recommends enhancements to improve security. Develops techniques and procedures for conducting infrastructure security risk assessments and compliance audits, the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware and software for possible impact on infrastructure security, and the investigation and resolution of security incidents.
• Provides Level III technical support by troubleshooting software, hardware, and application services across a heterogeneous network infrastructure; assists with escalated issues requiring advanced/expert knowledge and experience with appropriate products. Guides projects and provides implementation support to network services and infrastructure design teams. Leads maintenance of security devices, including firmware updates, patching and hardware upgrades.
• Ensures security infrastructure updates (firewalls, proxy and intrusion prevention systems) and audits are completed for compliance with applicable regulatory and corporate standards. Plans and performs scheduled security and network changes in accordance with corporate change control procedures (outages that may impact Service Level Agreements).
• Analyzes and tests connectivity requirements and firewall rules for implementations.
• Leads and initiates review of development, implementation, monitoring, maintenance and compliance of information security standards, policies and procedures. Maintains security product and network documentation for all changes.

Candidate Requirements

• Relevant Experience or Degree in: Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and/or the equivalent of training and experience
• 4 years’ experience with Check Point technologies
• Experience in the implementation of secure enterprise size systems, network development and/or network operational environment, TCP/IP networking with knowledge of security practices, knowledge of Check Point firewalls, firewall clustering models and stateful failover, firewall operation and rule specification, IP routing principles and protocols, implementation of security techniques around internet facing services and Local Network Operation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Check Point Certified Admin (CCSA) R81.x
• Check Point Certified Expert (CCSE) R81.x

About you

Skills / Knowledge - Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.

Job Complexity - Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise.

Detail-Orientation - Delivers accurate and precise results; work meets or exceeds specifications

Problem Solving - Pinpoints potential trouble; seeks and implements standard and alternative solutions to problems

Adaptability - Deals with multiple, competing demands while demonstrating flexibility in adapting to change

Benefits

• Work for a global market leading card processing company
• A company with a friendly, professional and growth centric culture
• Paid On-call work available
• 26 days holiday, rising in association with service up to 30 days
• Option to buy 3 days annual leave per year
• Health insurance scheme - through Vitality Health
• Disability cover
• Pension scheme that pays 7% automatically (outside of salary sacrifice)
• Employee friendly working policies
• Gym and canteen on site - within our newly refurbished modern office
• Social events, and opportunities to join internal team member committees/groups

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