Security Operations Engineer (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:

Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture and performance.

What you will be doing:

• Manage day-to-day operations, including support tickets, tasks, and procedures, within the operational security team.
• Participate in daily information security operations, including incident investigation, security tool monitoring and investigation, and escalation management from the managed SOC and threat feed monitoring.
• Provide security posture inputs to ensure the correct application of control requirements and technologies and support and escalation for operational security issues.
• Configure and operate security tools, including endpoint detection and response tools, secure web gateway tooling, and user entity and behavioural analytics.
• Collaborate with technical teams to implement technical security standards that apply industry best practices while considering risk appetite and needs.
• Provide technical security advice for projects and changes, including designing technical controls, reviewing business process controls, and contributing to secure software development lifecycle standards.
• Research emerging threats and vulnerabilities to aid incident identification and support the creation of new architecture, policies, standards, and technologies to address them.

• Holds relevant Microsoft or SANS security certifications.
• Strong hands-on experience with security technologies, including monitoring, detection, prevention, and control systems.
• Skilled in secure software development lifecycles (DevSecOps) and data governance best practices.
• Proficient in Microsoft security tools (Azure, M365) and frameworks like OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 20, and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Working knowledge of ISO [Phone Number Removed]; and its practical business application.
• Well-versed in GDPR, cross-border regulations, and compliance demands in financial services.
• Committed to high ethical standards, regulatory alignment, and business integrity.
• Experienced in implementing and managing incident response plans.
• Comfortable in structured, service-oriented security environments.
• Works closely with technical teams to roll out and maintain effective security measures.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Capable of both deep-dive analysis and high-level threat assessment.
• Continuously tracks and adapts to evolving threat actor tactics and mitigation strategies.

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