Aviva
Cyber Security Engineering Manager
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Cyber Security Engineering Manager
Location: London or Bristol
Salary: London Circa £100K, Bristol: Circa £90K
Contract: 12 Months FTC
This is a great job for someone who...
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Loves solving complex cyber security challenges and influencing how security is delivered across a large organisation.
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Might already be leading a cyber security engineering, security operations, or cyber defence team and be looking for an opportunity to shape strategy, reduce risk and develop people while working across a modern technology estate.
A bit about the job:
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You'll join heritage Direct Lines Cyber Defence Team and play a key role in helping keep our customers, colleagues and business protected from evolving cyber threats.
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Reporting to the Head of Cyber Defence, you'll lead our Security Engineering Maintain team and make sure the security controls that protect Aviva remain effective, resilient and aligned to risk.
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Working alongside colleagues across Cyber Defence and Technology, you'll help prioritise security improvements, drive operational excellence and strengthen our cyber security capability.
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You'll use threat, vulnerability and operational data to make informed decisions that reduce risk and improve security outcomes across the organisation.
Skills and experience we're looking for:
- Experience leading cyber security, security engineering or cyber operations teams within a complex organisation
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Strong understanding of security controls, risk management and frameworks such as NIST, with the ability to prioritise workloads and make risk-based decisions
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Experience managing or supporting security technologies including EDR, PAM and SIEM platforms, alongside a good understanding of firewall and web application firewall (WAF) technologies
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Knowledge of AWS and Azure cloud environments and experience working within regulated industries such as Financial Services
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Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience using KPIs, KRIs and operational metrics to drive performance and continuous improvement
What you'll get for this role:
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Salary: London Circa £100K, Bristol: Circa £90K depending on location, skills, experience and qualifications
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Bonus opportunity of 12% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.
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Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
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29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
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Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
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Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
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Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
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Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
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Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
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Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
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We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools
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Aviva is for everyone:
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We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.
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We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.
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To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here.
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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Kirthi a call on 02045922145 or send an email to kirthi.kanikireddy@aviva.com
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