Senior IT Security Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food supply chain is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer to enhance and manage security systems. The role encompasses deploying new tools, optimizing existing security services, and supporting information security metrics. Candidates should possess a related Bachelor's degree and 5-10 years of experience in the field, along with relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in information security and IT.
• Strong communication skills.
• Industry security certifications preferred (CISSP, Security+).

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy security systems aligned with business objectives.
• Support the Director of IT Security in evaluating security solutions.
• Respond to critical incidents in collaboration with various teams.

Skills

Communication

IT Security Practices

Incident Response

Vulnerability Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

SIEM

IAM

Cloud Security

Network Security

Intrusion Detection

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31.05.2025

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Job Description:

Americold – Helping our customers Feed the World

Here at Americold Barcelona, we are now recruiting for a Senior IT Security Engineer.

The Senior IT Security Engineer will design, configure, optimize existing, and deploy new security systems/solutions aligned with global business risk/objectives. This role focuses on technical operations and support of various information security tools including event/incident management (SIEM), cloud security, endpoint detection and response, email security, and vulnerability management. The position will support the Director of IT Security in reviewing and evaluating new, alternative, and cost-effective information security solutions and services, and partner with compliance teams.

Essential Functions:

• Partner with various teams, including Infrastructure, End User Computing, and the PMO, to optimize existing security services and deploy new tools supporting the security roadmap.
• Interact effectively with internal teams, peers, and management.
• Support the information security manager in creating security metrics for supported security products on a monthly basis.
• Deploy new security tools, services, processes, and procedures to support the security roadmap.
• Support information security services including SIEM, MDR, endpoint technology, secure email gateways, cloud security, certificate management, network security, and vulnerability management.
• Respond promptly to critical incidents in collaboration with security operations, legal, compliance, incident response teams, etc.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5-10 years of experience in information security and information technology.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Industry security certifications preferred: CISSP, CompTIA+, CEH, SSCP, Security+, etc.
• Solid understanding of IT and security practices, including host security, platform architecture, network perimeter security, intrusion detection/prevention, application security modeling, physical security, system integrity, and continuity planning.
• Experience in security policy and standards development, implementation, and review.
• Experience with technologies such as Unix, Windows, Linux, TCP/IP, storage devices, network devices, firewalls, intrusion detection, incident response, vulnerability testing, OS hardening, regulatory compliance, and data classification.
• Experience in IAM, SIEM, Log Management, Patch Management, Vulnerability Management, eDiscovery, Cloud Security, Virtual Machine Security, Wireless and Mobile Security, and Industrial Controls/Operational Technology (OT).