Description
Security Analyst - 3 Month Contract - Central LondonDay to Day Duties:
· Contribute to the development, implementation and operation of a security focused service model as the basis of operational activities
· Ensure operational strategy is in line with business objectives implementing cost effective solutions lowering the residual risk to an acceptable level
· Cyber threat analysis, reporting and remediation advice
· Ensure that any strategy set within this security function adheres to the corporate security policy as well as compliance standards such as PCI DSS, FCA, ISO/IEC 27001
· Implementation and operation of a change and configuration model which ensures risks are mitigated and appropriate approvals are in place before proceeding
· Ensure all operational processes implemented, follow industry best practises such as ITIL, Cobit and ISO/IEC 27001
· Implementation and operation of threat and vulnerability program, ensuring that emerging weaknesses and risks are analysed and mitigated in a timely manner
· Event Management, including monitoring and log analysis strategy and operation
· Key management and cryptography implementation and operation in line with security strategy including in-depth understanding of Certificate Management Processes
What Do You Need To Have?
The Security Analyst will have excellent experience working within security operations or a similar security department. You will have a strong IT operations background, experience working with identity and access management processes, and experience working with security vendors. You will have strong experience providing governance and validating compliance of internal and external teams providing security services, as well as experience working with security monitoring and correlation of events.
The Security Analyst will have experience working with teams responsible for security device management, network security and zoning, security monitoring , host protection, messaging security, database security, virtualisation security, cloud security, data loss prevention, mobile security, web & Internet security and messaging security.
Technical knowledge:
· Excellent knowledge of Windows, Unix, Networks, Firewalls and IDS monitoring and security practices
· Hold a current industry security related certification (i.e. - CISSP, CISA, and CISM)
· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent work experience
· Experience in the payment processing Industry, card processing or security of financial networks is advantageous
· Operational experience with the following types of security technologies
Qualys
Websense
Appsense
Splunk
Plesae apply if you want to be considered for this opportunity.