Senior Information Security Engineer

Aj Bell; Worsley; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive starting salary

26 days holiday

7% Pension with matched contributions

Discretionary bonus scheme

Share schemes

Health Cash Plan

Free gym

Travel and bike loan schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Casual dress code

Friendly, supportive team environment

Job summary

AJ Bell はSenior Information Security Engineerを募集しています。エンドポイント、クラウド、ネットワーク、DevOps、セキュリティ監視環境にわたり、セキュリティソリューションの設計・提供・改善を担当します。設計から運用まで一貫してセキュリティを埋め込み、組織のリスクを低減します。

金融サービス分野の経験が望ましく、ISO27001/NIST等の枠組みを活用したセキュリティ強化を推進します。オーナーシップを持ち、非技術部門とも協働できる方を求めます。CJ Bellはハイブリッド勤務を採用しています。

Qualifications

• ISO27001, NISTなどの枠組みの実務経験。
• ITセキュリティの豊富な経験。
• 金融サービスやeコマースの経験が望ましい。
• 問題解決能力と細部への注意力。
• オーナーシップを取り、エンドツーエンドの解決を提供できる。
• 技術と非技術チームの両方と協働できるコミュニケーション能力。
• CISSP取得（または取得見込み）望ましい。

Responsibilities

• エンドポイント、クラウド、ネットワーク、DevOps、セキュリティ監視環境の企業セキュリティソリューションの設計・提供・継続的改善。
• 業界標準に沿った安全なインフラストラクチャ制御の設計と実装。
• 新しいセキュリティツールやプラットフォームの選定・導入、オートメーションと統合を推進。
• 新しいセキュリティ技術の導入を主導し、運用サポートへの円滑な移行を確保。
• システムのパッチ管理を監督し、リスクを低減。
• インフラとサービスデリバリーチームと協力してサーバーの堅牢化と安全設定を推進。
• 設計段階から納品までセキュリティを組み込む。
• 監査・規制審査・デューデリジェンスを支援。
• CISO機能とインフラチームの技術的連携を確保。
• サイバーセキュリティリスク管理プロセスの継続的改善に寄与。

Skills

ISO27001/NIST

IT security experience

Problem solving

Ownership

Communication

CISSP

Education

N/A

Tools

SIEM

PAM

IGA

Endpoint protection

Email/Web gateways

Job description

Senior Information Security Engineer

Date posted: 2026-09-09

Location: Alder Forest, Greater Manchester, GB, M30 8

Application deadline: 2026-12-08T18:36:18

Were recruiting a Senior Information Security Engineer to support the Chief Information Security Officer in managing and reducing information security risks across Technology Services. This is a hands‑on, technical engineering role where you'll help design, build and continuously improve the security controls, platforms and infrastructure that protect AJ Bell and our customers. You’ll be at the forefront of how we evolve our security capability, making sure our tools, systems and integrations are not only secure, but scalable, automated and effective. In many ways, you're a builder of our security foundations, helping ensure we can detect, prevent and respond to threats at pace while enabling the business to move safely and confidently.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design, delivery and ongoing improvement of enterprise security solutions across endpoint, cloud, network, DevOps and security monitoring environments.
• Design and implement secure infrastructure controls aligned to industry best practice, ensuring scalability, resilience and operational effectiveness.
• Evaluate, select and implement new security tools and platforms, driving automation, integration and measurable value across the estate.
• Lead the adoption of new security technologies, ensuring smooth transition into operational support and long‑term sustainability.
• Oversee patch management across systems and hardware, ensuring effective coordination and risk reduction.
• Support server hardening and secure configuration initiatives in collaboration with Infrastructure and Service Delivery teams.
• Provide security oversight across projects and change initiatives, ensuring security is embedded from design through to delivery.
• Support audits, regulatory reviews and due diligence activities, ensuring evidence and controls are robust and well maintained.
• Act as a key technical link between the CISO function and Infrastructure teams, ensuring alignment across security and operational delivery.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of cybersecurity risk management processes, helping to enhance maturity across the organisation.

Technical expertise

• Proven experience implementing enterprise security platforms
• Strong knowledge of security risk management tools and techniques
• Deep understanding of security solutions (e.g. SIEM, PAM, IGA, endpoint protection, email/web gateways)
• Experience with firewall technologies (desirable)
• Knowledge of cloud security standards and solutions (desirable)
• Strong understanding of core IT and networking principles
• Awareness of the evolving threat landscape

Skills and experience

• Experience working within frameworks such as ISO27001, NIST or similar
• Significant experience in IT security
• Financial services or e‑commerce experience preferred
• Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to take ownership and deliver end‑to‑end solutions
• Effective communicator, able to work across technical and non‑technical teams
• CISSP (achieved or in progress) desirable

About AJ Bell

At AJ Bell, we believe investing should feel good. Whether you're looking for an ISA, pension or dealing account, whether you want to invest with the help of a financial adviser or do it yourself, we have easy‑to‑use solutions to suit people from all walks of life. We're one of the UK's fastest‑growing investment platform businesses, trusted by everyone from professional financial advisers to first‑time investors. Today, over 762,000 customers trust us to manage more than £121.5 billion of assets. By continually striving to make investing simpler and more accessible, we're helping more people take control of their financial futures.

We're proud to be recognised as one of the UK's Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years, and a Great Place to Work in 2025 and 2026, a reflection of our supportive and collaborative culture.

What we offer

• Competitive starting salary
• 26 days holiday, increasing with service + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays
• 7% Pension with matched contributions
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Share schemes (including free shares and BAYE)
• Health Cash Plan and discounted private healthcare
• Free gym
• Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Travel and bike loan schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life at AJ Bell
• Regular social events including summer and Christmas parties
• Learning and development opportunities tailored to you
• Casual dress code
• Friendly, supportive team environment

Our ways of working

At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where you'll spend a minimum of 50% of working time per month in the office. For new team members, an initial period will be spent full‑time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.

Inclusion & diversity

We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, supported and able to be themselves at work. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on skills, experience and potential.

Agency information

This vacancy is being managed exclusively by our in‑house Recruitment team. We are not partnering with recruitment agencies on this opportunity and will only accept applications submitted directly by candidates.