Senior IT Security Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Swindon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer in Swindon to design and manage security systems that meet their global objectives. The role involves collaboration with internal teams to implement effective security measures, develop security strategies, and respond to critical incidents as they arise. Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and extensive experience in information security.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in information security and IT.
• Strong understanding of various information technologies and security practices.
• Various industry security certifications preferred (e.g., CISSP, CompTIA, CEH).

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy new security systems and tools.
• Respond to critical incidents in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with internal teams to optimize security services.

Skills

Communication skills

Information security practices

Incident response

Infrastructure optimization

Vulnerability management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

SIEM

MDR

Cloud security

IAM

Vulnerability Management

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Posted:

31.05.2025

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15.07.2025

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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 is focused 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. This position will be responsible for supporting the Director IT Security in reviewing and evaluating new, alternative, and cost-effective information security solutions and services and partnering with compliance.

Essential Functions:

• Partners with various teams, Infrastructure, End User Computing and the PMO to optimize existing security services and deploy new tools in support of the security roadmap.
• Must be capable of interacting effectively with various internal teams, peers, and management staff.
• Support the information security manager with creating information security metrics for the respective supported security products. This will be done monthly.
• Deploy new information security tools, services, processes, and procedures to support the information security roadmap.
• Support information security services including SIEM, MDR, endpoint technology, secure email gateway, cloud security, certificate management, network security, and vulnerability management.
• Respond to critical incidents in a timely manner in partnership with security operations, legal, compliance, incident response teams, etc.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree; Preferred Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5-10 years of information security and information technology desired
• Strong communications skills; written and verbal.
• Industry security certifications preferred; CISSP, CompTIA +, CEH, SSCP, Security +, etc.
• Must have a solid understanding of information technology and information security practices, including the areas of host security, platform architecture, network perimeter security, intrusion detection/prevention, application security modelling, physical security, systems integrity, and continuity planning.
• Familiar with security policy and standards development, implementation, and program review
• Experience in various technologies, including Unix, Windows, Linux, TCP/IP, Storage devices, network devices, fail-safe strategies, system architecture, LAN and WAN and intranet/internet security environments including firewalls, intrusion detection, incident response, vulnerability testing, operating system hardening, regulatory compliance, and data classification.
• Experience in IAM, SEIM, Log Management, Patch Management, Vulnerability Management, eDiscovery, Cloud Security, Virtual Machine Security, Wireless and Mobile Security, and Industrial Controls/Operational Technology (OT)