Cyber Security Specialist

4 weeks ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Reed Full time
Cyber Security Engineer | IT Security Engineer

A self-motivated Cyber Security Engineer is required to join a leading Financial Services firm with a strong presence in the UK. This role is ideal for an individual with a solid background in web application security, firewalls, vulnerability management, and penetration testing.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Carry out daily security engineering/operations tasks within an ITIL framework, promoting and adhering to workplace values.
  • Analyse and recommend effective security controls, system hardening, and security improvement projects, focusing on application/web hosting security.
  • Develop an understanding of threats, risks, vulnerabilities, and evolving attack vectors facing the business.
  • Assist with security incident investigations in complex cross-technology environments.
  • Work to defined SLAs & KPIs, maintaining accurate logs of security events and incidents.
  • Represent Information Security at IT meetings.
  • Manage patching, vulnerability analysis, and penetration testing, ensuring recommendations are risk-assessed and implemented promptly.
  • Contribute to group security training and awareness campaigns.
  • Review the market for effective information security solutions and assist in the annual review of suppliers' information security processes.
  • Respond to client information security questionnaires and assist IT with Security Administration.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • Experience in Security Engineering
  • Detailed knowledge of security products.
  • A good grasp and understanding of infrastructure and networking.
  • Good understanding of IT Security best practices.
  • Familiarity with common IT protocols, infrastructure, and systems.
  • Collaborative work ethic with IT, teams, and end users.
  • Relevant higher-level qualifications in Information Security (e.g., CISSP, SANS GCIA, Comptia Security+, CCNA/CCNP) or a desire to work towards them.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to maintain network diagrams.


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