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Cyber Security Specialist

Employer
Hays.
Location
United Kingdom, Swansea
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
24 Nov 2021

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Swansea

Hybrid working available or the option to work fully Remote

Permanent

Salary range from - £56,000 - £65,000 DOE

My client is a growing high-tech industrial group that is redefining infrastructure monitoring and diagnostic standards. The company employs more than 1,300 people in 28 offices around the world and serves customers in more than 110 countries. In order to maintain an entrepreneurial spirit and a flawless customer orientation, the group is composed of several business units operating as autonomous platforms.

  • Do you want to participate in the monitoring of IT infrastructures, systems and applications in a company working in a high-tech field?
  • Do you want to leverage your knowledge and experience in IT with the cloud and Windows systems with VMWare?
  • Would you like to participate in the management of IT services in all business offices around the world and set up, maintain, and ensure the evolution of security services?
Then this is the role for you, I’m looking for a Cyber Security Specialist to join the Information Technology team.

Daily Reporting to the Vice President of IT, the incumbent is part of a team that oversees and participates in the design, development, management, implementation and maintenance of the company's cyber security systems and procedures. The team creates and maintains a business continuity plan, strategies for the continuous improvement of our security posture for all business units.

In this role, you will have to

  • Monitor, detect, investigate, analyze and respond to security events in the company.
  • Design various strategies and defense systems against intruders.
  • Develop new protective bases and update security systems.
  • Maintain day-to-day operations and data structures by overseeing operational performance.
  • Management of firewalls and all security systems.
  • Challenge, document and disseminate security policies.
  • Hunt and detect threats in order to control them.
  • Assist/conduct penetration testing, vulnerability scans and perform specific research and analysis.
  • Carry out user awareness campaigns and establish access control strategies.
  • Be available on holidays and weekends occasionally to provide coverage in emergency situations.


The skills sought

  • You have a degree or certification in cybersecurity or other relevant disciplines, or a combination of relevant training and experience.
  • You have extensive knowledge of industry security practices and user behavior analysis.
  • You have experience in defining and enforcing IT security policies.


The profile

  • You have excellent skills in the implementation, administration and troubleshooting of security tools such as access controllers and firewalls.
  • You have good capabilities in the design, architecture and implementation of networks, VMS, databases, security and Cloud.
  • You have knowledge of Microsoft 365 and related technologies.
  • You have knowledge of one or more scripting technologies like PowerShell.
  • You have experience in the administration, support of infrastructures and installations on the different sites (equipment, material, food, environment)
  • You are oriented towards teamwork and collaboration.
  • You are known for your excellent organizational sense, your rigor, your ability to manage priorities and work under pressure.
  • You have an ability to communicate with others and you have a good command of the English language both orally and in writing.


If this role is for you, please don’t hesitate to contact me for a confidential chat via the methods below

☎️: 0333 010 5115 / 07526283413

Email - Louis.white1@hays.com

I am a Senior Cyber Security Consultant for Hays Technology, specialising in providing contract and project resources for South Yorkshire, ensuring organisations are supported by the top talent. My passion for this space stems from a lifelong interest in how Cyber Security impacts people’s lives and capabilities.

At Hays Technology and across the Cyber Practice we are shaping the future of recruitment. Cyber security skills have never been needed more, and data security and impenetrable protection for operating models in the cloud are a top priority. By working with organisations of all sizes â€" from disruptive start-ups to multinational enterprises â€" we have a unique insight in to how organisations are using non-permanent resource to achieve their technology strategy. So, whether you are hiring for one contractor, a team, or looking to outsource the delivery of an entire project, talk to us today

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