Cyber Security Officer

Salary: £66,000 – £78,000 per year

Cyber Security Officer

£66,000 – £78,000 per annum

The Cyber Security Officer (CSO) is responsible for the day-to-day security of the organisation’s IT infrastructure. The CSO will ensure that necessary hardware and software infrastructure are maintained to the required standards. This includes identifying and implementing recommendations for existing infrastructure, systems and services in line with industry standard security practice. The CSO will work with other organisation stakeholders to establish new policies, procedures, audit criteria and learning material to protect and improve the awareness of IT Security.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and support network security architecture including firewalls, web filtering, web application firewall, email security, two factor authentication and VPN technology.
• Design, implement and support relevant IPS/ IDS toolsets and polices to protect the infrastructure and data
• The preparation and presentation of security architecture design reports and technical implementation plans
• Remote and onsite security audits/health checks, including preparation and presentation of reports
• Technical understanding of network hardware and protection systems that provide in defence in depth, such as firewalls, DDOS and Intrusion prevention
• Knowledge of security best practices for infrastructure, systems and development that covers service lifecycle, preferably ITIL
• Research emerging threats and produce relevant safeguards to protect data and systems.
• Manage the vulnerability register ensuring industry practice polices are applied
• Knowledge of Data Protection Policy, ISO2001 or COBIT or other recognised standards

Qualifications:

• Relevant IT Security qualifications such as CISM or CISSP