Head of Information Security

1 week ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Project People Full time

Head of Information Security OperationsnAre you an ambitious and talented individual ready to lead a substantial and growing Information Security Operation? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity that you won't want to miss.


We're on the lookout for an exceptional Leader to head the Information Security Operations and drive a dynamic and growing team.

HEAD OF INFORMATION SECURITY OPERATIONSnContract - 6-9 monthsnHybrid working – 2/3 days in office /weeknLocation: Reading


We are recruiting for a Head of Information Security Operations to ensure that thenConfidentiality, integrity and availability of information systems are maintained to protectnCustomer, corporate and 3rd party data.

You will have responsibility for the management of thenCERT function as well as responsibility for the management of the SEIM and SOCnPartners.


ResponsibilitiesnCreation and maintenance of Information Security processes and procedures to supportnbusiness policies and operations.nProvide leadership and management of Information Security Operational teams tonensure efficient and effective, proactive and reactive security monitoring and defensenacross information assets.nEnsure regular KPIs are developed and maintained and identify areas for improvementnand make recommendations accordingly.nBe the lead in Cyber security incident response and ensure processes and proceduresnand playbooks are efficient, effective and are tested regularly in line with policy.nDevelop and maintain a schedule of operational checks to ensure the confidentiality,nintegrity and availability of Client's information assets is maintained and in-line withncompliance and regulation.nAct as an escalation point for Information Security Incidents, changes and problems.nResponsibility for IDAM management and control.nProduction of Risk Landscape documentation in conjunction with the InformationnSecurity Risk functions and other colleagues.


Technical ExperiencenMinimum 5+ years commercial experience with the following technologies/systems:nCheck Point Firewall/NIDS/DLP/Anti-Virus/Identity Awareness/URL FilteringnSIEM/SplunknEnterprise Desktop and Server Anti-Virus/Malware and endpoint protectionntechnologiesnVulnerability Security Scanning e.g.

NessusnMicrosoft Windows Server family of products.nOperational experience of PCI DSSnCitrix XenApp, remote access productsnLAN & WAN networking using Cisco routers, switches and infrastructure products.

nGood understanding of TCP/IPnIdentity and access management systemsnActive Directory, GPO ConfigurationnCitrix /VMWare

Desirable Experience:
nExperience of managing and developing a SIEM system, and feeding events into a SOC innorder to identify and alert on security incidentsnUnderstanding of security issues and ability to allocate work to appropriate resources andnmanage escalations effectivelynUnderstanding of vulnerability management and defence against attacks in order to driventhe business in improvementnUnderstanding of Identity and Access Management function and technology in order tondrive improvement of the function

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