Senior IT Security Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the cold chain logistics sector is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer in Portsmouth. This role focuses on enhancing security frameworks and incident responses within a dynamic environment. Candidates should possess a solid background in information security with relevant industry certifications and experience in the field.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in information security and IT.
• Industry certifications preferred: CISSP, CompTIA+, CEH, Security+.
• Solid understanding of IT and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure and optimize security systems aligned with business objectives.
• Support security services like SIEM, MDR, and cloud security.
• Respond to critical incidents in collaboration with security operations.

Skills

Information Security

Communication

Incident Response

Cloud Security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

SIEM

MDR

IAM

Vulnerability Management

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Senior IT Security Engineer, Portsmouth, Hampshire

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Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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, cost-effective information security solutions and partnering 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 products on a monthly basis.
• Deploy new security tools, services, processes, and procedures.
• Support security services such as 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 related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in information security and IT.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Industry 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, systems integrity, and continuity planning.
• Experience with security policies, standards development, implementation, and review.
• Experience with Unix, Windows, Linux, TCP/IP, storage and network devices, firewalls, IDS, incident response, vulnerability testing, OS hardening, compliance, and data classification.
• Experience with IAM, SIEM, log management, patch management, vulnerability management, eDiscovery, cloud security, VM security, wireless/mobile security, and OT security.