Hays Technology are working with a global technology organisation as they go through a period of growth looking for an experienced SME in Endpoint Security to support the SOC.

As the Endpoint Security Specialist, you will support the Security Operations Lead in delivering core cyber defence services to the wider organisation. You will also deliver core cyber security capability including benchmarking security standards, security information and event management, vulnerability analysis, security incident investigation and response, supporting in increasing cyber resilience.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead within the SOC team for all aspects of security relating to Endpoint workplace technologies.
• Delivery of high-quality, prioritised, and up-to-date information about the security threats that are relevant
• Collaborate with endpoint maintainers to ensure secure configuration of endpoints which support the business.
• Collaborate with cyber defence leadership to inform and influence good security working practices.
• Operate as Endpoint (Workplace) Security Operations Lead for cyber security.
• Deliver and manage baseline security standards for all types of Endpoint device.
• Support the SOC team to optimise the use of cyber security tools to protect endpoints from cyber-attacks and security incidents.
• Lead on the introduction of new technologies into Security Monitoring and ensure the ongoing effectiveness of security monitoring related to Endpoints (Workplace).
• Deliver specialist security support to core functions including asset, configuration, patch and vulnerability management.
• Support the Chief Technology Officer and Design Authority for Endpoint operational security.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience of cyber security management systems to support the identification, prevention, and remediation of cyber risks.
• Experience in implementing specialist security frameworks including CIS Benchmarks.
• Highly experienced with the full range of Microsoft security products including Defender 365, Office 365 Advanced Security Management, Office 365 Data Loss Prevention, Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), Windows Information Protection, Azure Active Directory Identity Protection and Sentinel.
• Experience of EDR solutions such as Fireeye, Crowdstrike and MDE.
• Strong knowledge of Operating systems, Windows, Unix and mobile.
• Experience in end-to-end information security incident management, mitigating and addressing threat vectors including but not limited to Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), Phishing and Malware
• Security experience of working in Cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, & GCP.
• Vendor Security certifications such as Microsoft.
• Strong stakeholder, relationship management and communication skills.

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