Information Security Specialist

5 days ago


Wakefield, Wakefield, United Kingdom Interface Recruitment UK Full time
Job Title: Info Security Analyst

Interface Recruitment UK is seeking an experienced Info Security Analyst to join our team. As a key member of our IT department, you will be responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our IT systems and data.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Implement and monitor security controls to safeguard information assets.
  • Coordinate with management and other IT personnel to identify and plan security controls in all aspects of data, applications, hardware, telecommunications, and computer installations.
  • Continuously improve the quality of the IT service delivered through proactivity and good communication.
Operational Security Coordination:
  • Monitor and coordinate with other team members to ensure that all security patches and anti-virus software are maintained to current levels on a timely basis.
  • Actively contribute to educating and raising awareness across the firm in relation to information security and cyber threats.
  • Assist with the investigation of information security incidents.
  • Maintain awareness of the threat landscape and take steps to minimize the impact this has on the IT environment.
  • Suggest and manage the implementation of controls to reduce the risks to the IT environment.
  • Coordinate the IT security testing cycle, including penetration testing, Cyber Essentials Plus, and phishing susceptibility testing.
  • Contribute to the completion of security questionnaires in accordance with requirements.
  • Create remediation plans and coordinate appropriate resources to close issues raised during security testing and audits.
  • Ensure all security updates have been applied and verified by the appropriate delivery team within the required timescales.
Disaster Recovery:
  • Ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of IT systems during a business interruption event.
Security Support for Projects:
  • Work alongside the Information Security Manager to provide advice and guidance pertaining to the IT security and information security risk aspects of projects.
  • Identify security initiatives and work with the Information Security Manager to ensure that projects to mitigate security risks are defined and deployed.
Documentation:
  • Contribute and update documentation relating to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the IT environment.

Requirements:

  • Educated to a degree level.
  • Qualification in CompTIA Security+ or equivalent.

Experience:

  • IT - minimum 5 years - experienced, probably gained through working in an infrastructure, system administration, or security role.
  • Working with security standards such as ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, Cyber Essentials Plus.
  • Encryption Key Management.
  • Writing technical documentation.
  • Drafting policy documents.
  • Presenting to teams and senior management.
  • Experience of creating, adapting, and following best practice procedures (such as ITIL) would be advantageous.


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