Lead Cyber Security Engineer

2 months ago


United Kingdom Perenna Full time

Lead Security Engineer (Interim Contract up to 12 months) Hybrid – London/Newcastle Upon Tyne
We’re Perenna, a digital mortgage bank that is revolutionising the UK mortgage market. We offer flexible fixed rate mortgages, with terms ranging from 15 years up to 40 years, providing full payment certainty and protecting borrowers against interest rate rises.
as we move into our second year post-launch into the mortgage market. We’re looking for an experienced senior security professional, to join us on an interim basis as we add capacity to our technology team over the next phase of our growth.

This role will act as a senior subject matter expert in security, leading in some areas and working with colleagues across the technology department at Perenna. Conducting due diligence on third parties and assessing their responses to information security requirements
Contributing to the security requirements for consideration during architectural design and review processes
Designing solutions as needed to meet security demands
Reviewing and approving requests for new software or hardware within Perenna's environment, considering their suitability for our regulatory environment. This will include security, infrastructure management and deployment.
Proactively monitoring and triaging logs and security information
Managing the deployment of SIEM components
Responding to security incidents and carrying out containment actions as per Perenna processes
Managing security incidents end to end as per information security incident management processes
Performing general day to day security activity, such as vulnerability scans, patch management, configuration compliance and general security monitoring
Network security (physical and cloud)
Contributing to security policy and implement security policy and procedures
Act as an SME to other engineers across platform and security

Proven and relevant experience working in cyber security, where you can show experience using a range of security technologies such as firewalls, SIEM, endpoint protection, and vulnerability scanning tools.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills – you’ll communicate complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, so getting this done effectively will have a positive impact on the whole business.
Previous exposure to Azure and Microsoft 365 technologies
Strong experience with networking concepts (physical networking, cloud networking and security devices)
Experience with Azure security e.g. Experience in Financial Services or another regulated industry would be advantageous
After a short initial chat to get some extra information about you, you'll have 2 interviews, one focussed on your skills and experience, and another looking more closely at what you value and how you’ll add to our culture.
We're a regulated bank, so if you're successful, our pre-hiring process will include ID verification, a DBS records check, adverse credit checks (not scoring) and some employment history referencing before your start date is confirmed.
The fantastic people we have here at Perenna come from a very wide range of backgrounds and communities, but we all share the same belief that mortgages should be better, and we all want to make that happen together. Diversity of all kinds is valued and respected here, and whatever your background, your voice will be heard. That’s not just because it’s the right thing to do – we believe our diversity makes us better for our customers and helps us think big about our goals. If you need any accommodation or adjustment to participate in our selection process, please let us know, and we’ll make it happen.

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