IT Security Specialist

London  ‐ Onsite
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Description

IT Security Specialist/Head of IT Security, required to work for an established Insurance company in the City.

This is an initial 6 month contract, however likely to extend much further and could even convert permanently, should this be of interest to you in the future.
Role Purpose

To safeguard information system assets by identifying and solving potential/actual security problems. The IT Security Specialist will lead in the development and implementation of security policies and procedures, security risk analysis scenarios, response procedures and formally documented security controls.
Role Responsibilities
IT Governance
To serve as the information security liaison for all new and on-going business initiatives, ensuring secure implementations and practices on a global scale.
Policy Administration
To oversee the evolution of policies and procedures related to information security, data classification and incident handling.
Information Security Operations
To drive all aspects of Information Security Operations which includes incident detection, incident response, antivirus, network monitoring, data loss prevention and vulnerability detection/remediation activities.
Compliance
To coordinate all compliance related requirements proactively and lead the on-going security maintenance activities with continual auditing of systems and practices
Required skills and experience -

Demonstrable experience in System Administration, Network Security, Problem Solving, Information Security Policies, Process Improvement, Strategic Planning, Problem Solving, Analysing Information
Experience in protecting intellectual property data and working with 3rd parties to establish robust solutions to further protect
Experience of working within a Government (MOD) or Financial Services organisation would be desired though not essential
Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CISM, GIAC, ISO27001 with desired experience of Active Directory, Penetrative/Vulnerability testing, Endpoint Security Solutions, Networks, Firewalls and Ethical Hacking.

If you have the required skills and experience, then please apply today.

Start date
ASAP
Duration
6 months +
(extension possible)
From
Jenrick - IT
Published at
06.01.2016
Project ID:
1046162
Contract type
Freelance
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