Walkers Global
Security Engineer - 6 month FTC
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Overview
We are a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.
We treat everyone as the intelligent professional they are. Our approach is to trust and empower our people to deliver consistently, and enable them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world in which we operate.
Role Overview
- Office: London (hybrid required - 40% in the office)
- Duration: 6 month FTC (please note this is a FTC and NOT a day-rate contract)
Team Overview
The Information Security Team is a central function that provides security services and support across Walkers.
Role Profile
This role would suit a graduate, an early-career security professional, or someone in another IT discipline who is looking to move into cyber security. With guidance from the wider team, the successful candidate will help onboard new log sources, improve data quality, assist with developing detection use cases, and contribute to the SOC’s monitoring and response capabilities.
This role is ideal for someone with a good foundation in IT, a strong interest in cyber security, and a willingness to learn. Previous SOC or SIEM experience would be helpful but is not essential.
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Suitable applicants may include graduates in cyber security, computer science, networking, infrastructure, or a related technology subject; junior SOC or security analysts; service desk or desktop support engineers with escalation experience; and infrastructure, cloud, identity, endpoint, or network engineers who are looking to move into security operations and engineering.
The Security Engineer will also support service improvements and take part in incident, change, and problem management processes. With guidance from senior colleagues, they will contribute to the implementation and review of security controls that protect Walkers’ IT environment.
Experience in a legal, financial services, professional services, or other regulated environment would be helpful, but is not essential. We are particularly interested in candidates who demonstrate a positive attitude, technical curiosity, problem-solving skills, and a willingness to learn and develop in the role.
Education, Skills, and Experience
Must Have
- Relevant knowledge or practical exposure in cyber security, IT support, networking, systems administration or a similar technical area. This may have been gained through study, employment, an apprenticeship, internship, placement, training lab or personal project.
- A basic understanding of Microsoft technologies, Azure, Microsoft 365, networking, cloud services or hybrid environments.
- A genuine interest in security engineering and a willingness to learn about security tools, controls and processes.
- Awareness of one or more areas such as security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, patching, server security or endpoint security.
- Ability to follow instructions, organise assigned tasks, work collaboratively, and ask for guidance when required.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to maintain straightforward technical documentation.
- Basic familiarity with Windows or Linux.
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Desirable
- Exposure to command-line tools or scripting, such as PowerShell or Python.
- Awareness of security guidance or frameworks such as NCSC guidance, OWASP, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001 or GDPR.
- An interest in developing knowledge of automation, security testing, digital forensics, data loss prevention, privileged access or key management.
- A degree, apprenticeship, relevant training or an entry-level certification in IT, Computer Science, Information Security or a related subject. Equivalent practical learning or experience will also be considered.
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Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.
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