Job Description:

Our client, a leading fin tech firm is looking for a Senior Security Operations Engineer to be a part of their dedicated security team in Edinburgh. You will have experience in the IT operations environment, engineering, and vulnerability management and can make sure a difference. This is a very exciting time to join the business as they undergo significant growth and transformation

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Extensive experience of improving security within IT operations environments
• Knowledge of working with security focused tools, we currently use systems like Defender ATP, Splunk, Tenable and Duo
• Experience implementing controls for active directory and secure cloud environments.
• Exposure to agile methodologies and practices such as SCRUM or Kanban
• The ability to communicate at all levels, translating technical language to non-technical naturally when required.
• Analytical and logical, resolving problems and reporting deficiencies.
• Ability to work well with others and building relationship.
• Ability to work under pressure, good work ethic and high levels of motivation.
• A team player, approachable, helpful, and willing to go the extra mile.
• Experience of using collaboration tools such as Jira, Wiki, MS365 Office is desirable.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience within the financial services sector

Core Responsibilities:

• Adding layers of defence to our internal system, largely with the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, aligned to industry standards and known threats.
• Reviewing dashboards and investigating alerts for incidents and deviations from policies, while also looking for ways of improving these processes
• Maintaining our SIEM tool by getting hands on with the code and configuration
• Managing cyber security issues/incidents for our core infrastructure
• Providing security training
• Working with 3^rd parties and other team members on security assessments of our infrastructure
• Ongoing management of controls, risks, and associated actions

Benefits:

• A highly competitive salary
• Wider Benefits package

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 15180

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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