The Weightmans Information System team provides a wide range of computing and network support, delivering and supporting IT equipment, specialist software, services and networking supporting in support of the activities for the company.
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Reporting to the IS Support Manager, you will be responsible for providing excellent IS Security support for the business. The successful candidate will possess an in-depth knowledge on network, endpoint, threat intelligence, and forensics.
This is an individual ‘hands on’ post under a wider support structure, so you will need to be comfortable driving your own activities and developing a long-term roadmap for the security activities of the organisation.
You will be working at a detailed technical level across a range of security technologies ensuring that through good communication, effective processes and procedures and excellent documentation we help the business continue with its success.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Investigation of security incidents to determine route cause, ensuring the timely and accurate communication of incidents to relevant teams, and the co-ordination of remediation activities
- Tuning preventative and detective security systems in response to emerging threats
- Scheduling vulnerability scans, interpreting results, undertaking and/or monitoring any remedial actions
- Scheduling penetration tests and take ownership of the resulting remedial actions
- Escalation point for the Service Desk and Return to Service teams on security issues
- Developing day-to-day operational IT procedures to maintain and improve our security position
- Performing regular security and configuration checks, and capturing associated metrics
- Delivering technical projects of work to improve internal systems and processes
- Research and learn about new technologies and threats to ensure security controls are current and optimal.
- Be responsible for the timely creation and maintenance of quality documentation for both users and IT colleagues
- Ensure that all queries are dealt with in a professional, timely and appropriate manner
- Work with the IS Support Manager and other IS Managers to identify trends and proactive improvement opportunities and make IT operations more efficient
- Keep own skills up to date, developing a depth or breadth of knowledge in an appropriate area through learning and practice
Other
- Present a pleasant, helpful and professional demeanour when dealing with business and customers
- Hours will be as required to undertake the role, including the scheduling and attendance of works outside normal working hours.
- Carry out ad-hoc site visits to Weightmans offices outside Liverpool, as and when required
- Undertake any other duties commensurate with the post.
Hazard-specific / Safety-critical duties
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