Overview

Junior Information Security Consultant - Canary Wharf/London - Hybrid - To £35,000

Responsibilities

• Manage portfolio of security controls, level 1 triage of alerts and daily checks across multiple security systems.
• Manage and maintain technical controls to meet security requirements and implement approved configuration changes.
• Work with information security leadership to deploy changes to security requirements and address identified security risks.
• Raise information security awareness and support training activities.
• Assist in the coordination and completion of information security operations documentation.
• Collaborate on IT projects to ensure that security issues are addressed throughout the project life cycle.
• Advise security administrators on normal and exception-based processing of security authorization requests.
• Research and evaluate new threats and advise on necessary communication or extra controls to counter these.
• Manage ServiceNow tickets assigned to security team and escalate when deadlines are likely to be missed.
• Incident Detection and Response: provide 1st and 2nd line support and analysis during and after a security incident while ensuring guidelines for the recording of security incidents are followed.

Qualifications

• Ideally 2+ years of relevant work experience; some knowledge of IT security demonstrated through work experience or qualifications.
• Knowledge and understanding of information risk concepts and principles, and ability to relate business needs to security controls.
• Technical knowledge of mainstream operating systems (mainly Microsoft Windows) and understanding of security technologies, such as network security appliances, identity and access management (IAM) systems, anti-malware solutions and desktop security tools.
• Basic knowledge of network infrastructure and risk assessment methods and technologies.

Salary & Benefits

This is a superb career opportunity with a salary of up to £35,000 plus bonus up to 10%, salary review to 10%, hybrid working, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Pension (employer contributes 7% of salary, up to a max of 10% based on employee contributions)
• Healthcare
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Interest-free travel season ticket loan (upon completion of probation)
• Gym Membership
• Medical cover
• Health Cash Plan

Location & Travel

This role is commutable from London, Home counties, London, Kent, Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Berkshire, Sussex, Hampshire, Oxfordshire.

--- Fusion People are committed to promoting equal opportunities to people regardless of age, gender, religion, belief, race, sexuality or disability. We operate as an employment agency and employment business. You'll find a wide selection of vacancies on our website