Systems Security Engineer

Established in 1982, Bytes has grown rapidly and now employs over 450 people across 5 locations in the UK and Ireland. Our turnover in Financial Year 2019 was in excess of £520M. We work with SME’s, corporates and public sector organisations to moderniseand digitally transform their IT infrastructures.

We invest in our employees through on-going support, training and advice to help them achieve their career aspirations, rewarding success both financially and personally. There is opportunity to grow and move internally which can be seen through our long-standingemployees who have developed existing and new skills to move into senior positions in the organisation leaving space for new team members to begin their journey.
- Operating from modern, hybrid working environments with offices in Leatherhead, Reading or Manchester
- Over 550 staff (plans to double in size over the next 5 years)
- Winners of an array of industry awards
- Sunday Times Top 100 Best Places to Work
- Excellent training and career prospects offered
- Fantastic office with gym, canteen, open plan, smart casual dress code, regular incentives and company events
- Supporters of 85+ charities with strong commitment to diversity and sustainability

**We grow great people to deliver amazing things - with an emphasis on Personal Growth, Opportunity and Impact.**

ABOUT THE ROLE:
Provide secure high-quality network and server infrastructure, including on-premises and cloud solutions, to support Bytes Software Services staff. Ensuring all internal systems are functioning as expected both onsite and at remote locations with the minimumof disruption to users working environment.
- Key Responsibilities:_
- Ensure that existing systems are deployed and kept secure
- Ensure that penetration and vulnerability testing is completed and respond to recommendations accordingly, allowing us to maintain our accreditations
- Respond to SEIM SOC issue and liaising with Bytes SOC
- Be the Subject-matter expert on all aspects of system security, including network, sservers, workstations, cloud and data
- Devise secure system solutions to support the needs of the business
- Ensure that security is at the heart of all new systems, create/update documentation, where appropriate, including architecture diagrams and designs
- Give pro-active advice and direction on security including patching, firewall, vulnerabilities, cloud, data protection, etc
- Create and execute change requests
- Individual Responsibilities:_
- Join a rapidly growing business with scope for career development
- Help shape and steer which security solutions we use
- Gain exposure to the latest security technologies
- Lead all aspects of internal projects from the security standpoint

ABOUT YOU:
Essential Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

- Previous experience in a security-based role
- Operating Systems - Windows/Windows Server, Linux
- Cloud - Microsoft Azure
- Cyber Security - NIST, ISO2700X
- Firewall - Checkpoint/pfSense, Cloudflare, NetScaler
- Working in an ITIL/change managed environment
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
- Ability to work to strict deadlines
- Ability to provide training to other team members, and other employees
- Ambitious and willing to work towards specialisation in corporate systems
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Good documentation skills including Visio drawings
- Articulate, literate, presentable, customer facing and technically astute
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic and willing to learn
- Punctuality and good time keeping are essential to this role
- Team player
- Commercial awareness
- Current valid driving license
- Desired Qualifications & Experience:

- Databases - SQL Server, MySQL/MariaDB
- Monitoring - DarkTrace
- Web - IIS secure configuration

**Benefits**:

- 25 days holiday per year plus Christmas, New Year & Bank Holidays
- Health Insurance
- Free healthy snacks and fairtrade coffee
- New fully refurbished office
- On-site gym
- Subsidised office massages
- Christmas/Summer parties
- Hybrid working model (dependent on role)
- Hot-desk working model
- Paid volunteering days
- Friday free drinks at onsite bar