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Department: IT
Location: GBR Manchester Hardman Boulevard
Description
The Cyber and Information Security Team play a critical role in supporting our internal business functions alongside our external customer commitments.
NCC Group’s internal security team work to develop, introduce and maintain administrative, technical and physical security controls to continually improve the Group’s security.
The Senior Security Engineer is primarily responsible for implementing, monitoring and maintaining security tools, technologies and configurations to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Group information systems and assets.
This role presents an excellent opportunity to support this area and will help the Security Engineering Team in managing cyber risks and meeting its business requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting the Group in constantly striving to improve its cyber security posture, seeking out and exploiting opportunities for improvement.
- Assisting with and providing technical subject matter expertise into the design of security solutions, working in conjunction with IT Operations and Architecture colleagues.
- Implementing, supporting and maintaining security solutions (e.g. Defender for Endpoint, privileged access management systems, access policies, application management, etc.)
- Sharing security engineering expertise across the Group globally, championing implementation of best practice.
- Taking part in the investigation of security alerts and incidents, in conjunction with the Security Operations Centre and Digital Forensics colleagues.
- Driving the investigation, development and adoption of cyber and information security technology, process, policy and best practice.
- Working on BAU and Project tasks assigned to the Security Engineering Team.
- Working closely with the Security Program Team and Technical IT Teams where required.
- There is a requirement for on-call work as a part of this role.
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Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
You will have the following experience -
- Prior experience in an IT security role, or a comparable function, is essential.
- Ability to quickly understand the technical detail of new or unfamiliar technologies is essential.
- Knowledge and experience of hybrid cloud environments with a particular emphasis on EntraID/M365
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain security concepts to management and other stakeholders both technical and non-technical, who may not have a security background.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to take direction but also take ownership on both Project and BAU work.
- Ability to work proactively in identifying security issues then working to define and deliver appropriate mitigations.
- Any Security related certifications may be advantageous – Security+, Microsoft SC900, AZ900
- Willing to travel to NCC office locations globally and stay away from home on occasion.
Knowledge and experience of these technologies is a key requirement:
- Microsoft EntraID/Azure
- Microsoft Defender 365 (including Microsoft Defender XDR)
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Microsoft Active Directory
- Microsoft Intune
- VMWare
Experience in as many of these technologies/areas as possible is highly desirable:
- Security Frameworks (NIST, CIS etc.)
- PAM Tools and Technologies
- AWS
- Security Incident Response
- Endpoint Security (including mobile devices, Windows and Linux)
Job Benefits
We have a high-performance culture which is balanced evenly with world-class well-being initiatives and benefits:
- Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
- Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
- Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme
- Financial & Investment Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme.
- Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
- Green Car Scheme: Drive green and save money with our eco-friendly car scheme.
- Cycle Scheme: Stay fit and healthy with our cycle-to-work scheme.
- Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
- Family Planning: Benefit from our generous maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off and support for those undergoing fertility treatments.
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We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.
If you do not want us to retain your details, you can utilise the Manage Your Data tool provided by Pinpoint or contact us directly at: global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Notice.
We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.
Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process.
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