IT Senior Security Engineer - Swindon

Summary

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We’re looking for a new IT Senior Security Engineer to join our team. 

What it's like to work here

The National Trust continues to make £multi-million investments to transform our technology capability in support of our cause. That’s no small task when you consider the incredible breadth of what we do. This journey of transformation will deliver phenomenal benefits for our organisation and dramatically enhance how we connect people with our cause. We’ve just put a brand new 10-year IT strategy in place that’s firmly aligned with our business strategy – a strategy which will bring big delivery challenges as well as one huge opportunity for your career. The Security Operations Team is being aligned with the Networks Team with the long-term goal of setting up an NSOC. 

Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon however, there will be an opportunity to explore and agree remote working arrangements which strike the right balance for you and the Trust. 

What you'll be doing

The Security Operations Team provides security monitoring and incident response for the Trust using a variety of industry-standard security tools which include IDS/IPS, Anomalous Network Behavioural, DLP, SIEM, Network Access Control, WAF, Denial of Service Attack (DDoS), Cloud-Based Security Monitoring and Alerting platforms using AWS, Azure and Microsoft 365 services, among others.  
You'll have excellent understanding of intrusion analysis, incident response, you will use this experience to identify and investigate security events promptly, following internal processes. You’ll analyse the toolset and provide clear and concise weekly and monthly reports aimed at supplying upper management a good indication of the overall health of the environment. You’ll provide continuous development and maintenance of incident documentation, processes and procedures (incl. incident response plans, playbooks, security tool configurations) taking into consideration new threats & technology changes.  

Who we're looking for

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all of the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what is possible in this role. For this position were looking for someone who has:

• Experience of monitoring, identifying and responding to security events and incidents in a Security Operations environment 

• Practised in development and optimisation of security controls & tooling to continually improve monitoring, and detection of new security threats, specifically Microsoft and Cisco security tool sets 

• Experience in using enterprise security tools and tech including 0365 security, Microsoft EM+S, DDoS protection, Cisco ISE/Umbrella, Azure and AWS cloud security controls and Windows 10 is essential 

• Help deliver new cyber security initiatives, driving best value from our tooling & supporting technologies 

• Good understanding of SIEM systems and Security Assessments/ Vulnerability Scanning 

• Good knowledge of networking and traffic flow (TCP/IP) and administration skills across one-or-more operating systems including Windows, MacOS, or Linux; and familiarity with at least one scripting language (Perl, Python, Bash etc…) 

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with knowledge of current cyber threats/trends 

• Experience in defining and documenting Security processes and procedures 

• Commitment to self-development and be enthusiastic about acquiring new skills and embracing new technologies 

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

Wherever you’re from, and whatever your background, we want to hear from you – and it doesn’t matter if you’re jam first, cream first, or even if you don’t like scones at all. Everyone is welcome.

Benefits for working at the National Trust include:

• Flexible working whenever possible

• Free parking at most locations

• Free entry to our properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

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