Security Operations Specialist

**What the Hiring Manager Says** "Our Security Operations team support response efforts to security threats across Quilter’s IT estate, and this role is responsible for driving efforts to prevent, monitor, detect and respond to Information Security and Cyber events. Information Security Manager **About the Role** Security Operations Specialist Level: 4 Department: Group Technology Solutions Location: Southampton, England or Newcastle, England Contract type: Permanent Our Security Operations Specialists are primarily responsible for Security Services Monitoring, Security Incident & Issue resolution and Service Management & Improvements. As part of Security Services Monitoring you will conduct monitoring and testing activities for a variety of security services, and escalate security incidents in response to changes in status. You will also conduct vulnerability scanning activities and assesses the impact of changes to known vulnerabilities. As a Specialist, you will be able to recognise potential intrusion attempts and compromises, and seek to improve Quilter's technical defensive capabilities. You will perform Security Incident Response activities by recording and reporting security incidents, logging activities into the incident management system, and support issue resolution and restoration of services. In this role you will also support Information Security Services tuning and improvement to ensure they are operating as intended, and identify appropriate controls or functionality in existing technology to minimise risk to Quilter. **About You** Applications from people with diverse backgrounds enables our inclusive organisation to thrive. If you feel you don't match our job description exactly, why not take a chance on yourself and apply? You could be exactly what this role needs. You will ideally be an experienced Security Operations Specialist, or have similar experience gained in a matrix organisation within a regulated industry or financial institution. As an agile thinker, you will be able to adapt to changes quickly and use your excellent communication skills to influence senior stakeholders with confidence. Ideally you will have gained any one or more of the following qualifications: - CISSP, CISM, A-ISAP or equivalent desired - Firewall / WAF / DLP Management / Administration - Qualys Vulnerability Management - Relevant Microsoft professional certifications - CCNA (or equivalent). - Our purpose is to help the generations today and tomorrow to prosper. That means we must guide people through the complexity of planning for their future, with the right financial advice and investment solutions, so that they can have more secure financialfutures._ - In this ever-changing world, we see that our role in society has never been more meaningful, and we are committed to using our expertise and care to guide our customers through these challenging and unprecedented times._ - Our impressive talents and capabilities set us apart, but our unwavering commitment to our customers is what defines us. We truly believe that we have all the ingredients to be the very best in our industry, and we want great people with the care andcreativity that we need, to help us get there._ - We are passionate about building an inclusive culture where everyone’s contribution is valued, and our people can thrive. No matter what your role is or where you sit, your voice will matter. We hope you like what you hear and are interested in learningmore about joining us._ LI-PM1 Core Benefits Holiday: 26 days Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in our incentive scheme, based on the company's performance and their contribution to it Pension Scheme: 10% non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions Private Medical Insurance: Single cover as standard, cover can be increased at your own cost Life Assurance: 4x your salary, cover can be increased at your own cost Income Protection: 75% of salary payable after 26 weeks of absence In addition to our core benefits we offer a range of flexible benefits that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.