IT Security Operations Manager

IT Security Operations Manager

London/Hybrid

Circa £100k + bonus + benefits

IT Security Operations Manager is sought by highly prestigious International London Market Insurer. You will operate business as usual technical security controls, and support security services. You will also play an important role in supporting the Head of Infrastructure & Operations and the Chief Information Security Officer and will help to implement the security strategy, and actively participate in the Security Community.

They have a clear Cyber Security strategy which focusses on increased use of automation, real-time reporting, integrated tools, and above all, making security a priority for their entire organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform access provisioning and access review activities (including privileged access) for systems and applications.
• Segregate critical assets and networks from untrusted networks.
• Manage, optimise and/or implement operational network, end-point, cloud configuration, and collaboration security controls / technologies.
• Maintain an ongoing schedule of patch deployment based on vulnerability identification and associated prioritisation.
• Provide support and maintenance for security monitoring tools and solutions.
• Adopt best practice network standards and participate in reviews of network architectural designs, with a focus on embedding security by design.
• Test and maintain network infrastructure including software and End User hardware devices.
• Drive security testing to identify vulnerabilities, measuring effectiveness of systems and network configurations against known vulnerabilities.
• Conduct oversight of vulnerability remediation and assurance of supplier vulnerability management.
• Determine and document rules for patch management.
• Oversee AD User Account (De-)Provisioning
• Ensure the execution of IT disaster recovery and continuity of operations and participate in testing of IT disaster recovery plans, as required

Key Requirements

• Significant experience in a security operations role with knowledge of security controls
• Deep knowledge of potential IT security vulnerabilities kept up-to-date through knowledge of the internal and external landscape.
• Strong knowledge of patch management techniques.
• Broad infrastructure knowledge including systems, storage, cloud and virtualisation.
• Industry knowledge of the technology landscape that drives best practice security frameworks.
• Deep practical knowledge of the people, process and technology components of Information Security
• Robust understanding of how different cyber risks can materialise across the layers of defence.
• Knowledge of good security practice, including ISO 27000 series.
• Knowledge of financial services and governance processes.
• Awareness of information security governance and compliance
• Extensive experience in running a complex schedule of patch deployment according to a prioritised set of vulnerabilities.
• Experience working with industry popular network, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), intrusion detection systems (IDS) and firewall devices.
• Experience in effectively communicating security topics at a senior level in a large organisation.
• Experience in a regulated business environment, ideally gained in the Financial Services industry.
• Experience in building and managing an IT Security team
• Proven ability to perform access provisioning and access review activities (including privileged access) for systems and applications.
• Ability to manage a complex schedule of patch deployment according to a prioritised set of vulnerabilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain reference model artefacts for security controls and technologies.
• Ability to produce detailed design documents and diagrams for security controls and technologies.

For a full consultation on this role please send your CV to Arc IT Recruitment.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £80,000.00-£100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: RC9075