Senior Information Security Officer - 6 month FTC

AXA UK; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA UK is seeking a Senior Information Security Officer on a 6-month fixed-term contract to oversee security aspects of project and product delivery across AXA UK Group, assessing risk and building pragmatic controls.

You will collaborate with IT teams, lead cross-functional security initiatives, and ensure compliance with AXA Security Policies while driving process improvements to strengthen the UK security posture.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering information security initiatives and risk mitigation.
• Knowledge of IT environment information requirements.
• Project management skills.
• Ability to manage demanding workloads with tight deadlines.
• Desirable: CISSP, CISM, MIISP.
• Knowledge areas include Windows 11, ITIL, AI, Cloud Security, coding and scripting, application security, big data, server hardening, architecture and networking.

Responsibilities

• Deliver UK security projects, enhancing controls and closing risks on time and on budget.
• Form cross-department teams to support delivery and solve security problems.
• Build secure solutions with measurable coverage and quality.
• Provide technical consultancy on third party risk for specific solutions.
• Act as SME to business and security team members.
• Proactively investigate new threats and propose mitigations.
• Ensure AXA Security Policies are met and new tech improves controls and risk posture.
• Work with the UK Security team to streamline processes and improve efficiency.

Skills

Information security

Change management

Risk mitigation

Project management

Time management

Windows 11

ITIL

Cloud security

Coding & scripting

Application security

Big data

Server hardening

Networking

Architecture

Customer focus

CISSP

CISM

MIISP

Job description

About AXA:

AXA is a global leader in insurance and financial services, dedicated to helping customers protect what matters most to them. As the sixth-largest insurance company in the world, we provide a wide range of services, including health, car, home, and business insurance. We support millions of customers worldwide, helping them navigate life's uncertainties with confidence.

AXA UK Support Functions look after our three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure and expertise to make sure we can be there for our customers.

Job overview:

We have a new opportunity for a Senior Information Security Officer to join our team on a 6-month fixed term contract and work on security aspects of project and product delivery across AXA UK Group, including but not limited to design, delivery and building processes to ensure the controls remain in place. You’ll work with IT teams across AXA to achieve secure solutions through assessing risk and building pragmatic solutions to mitigate those risks within the AXA UK risk appetite.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver assigned UK Security projects, enhancing our controls and closing new risks, on time and on budget
• Form adhoc cross department teams as required to make decisions that support project delivery and solve important security problems
• Build secure solutions which can be measured, for example on coverage, quantity, and quality metrics, and can be moved into a supportable and maintainable business as usual state
• Provide technical consultancy on third party risk for specific solutions
• Act as subject matter expert to the business and to other members of the Security team as required
• Proactively investigate new threats to the business and propose solutions to address them
• Ensure AXA Security Policies are met and maintained, and that new technology build has a net positive on the controls and risk posture to the UK
• Work with the UK Security team on process redevelopment, working to streamline processes, and develop new processes that allow us to improve the efficiency and/or reduce the risk of information security

Work arrangements:

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means attending the office, visiting clients or attending industry events. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

Your skills & experience:

• Demonstrated experience in delivering information security initiatives, including change management and risk mitigation
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the issues and key information requirements impacting the IT environment
• Project management skills
• Excellent time management, including the ability to manage a demanding and variable workload with tight deadlines
• Knowledge or experience in the following areas is desirable; Windows 11 workplace, ITIL, AI, Cloud Security, Coding and Scripting, Application Security, Big Data, Server hardening, Architecture and Networking
• Strong customer focus to ensure internal stakeholder needs are met
• Relevant Professional Qualification - CISSP, CISM, MIISP desirable

Internal candidates are encouraged to apply for this role as a secondment opportunity through the internal careers site.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.