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Operational Security Manager
West London
£60,000 - £65,000

Position Summary:

The Operation Security Manager is accountable for the running the Security Operations Team and all duties that fall within this team. The team is made up of security analysts, end point protection specialist and includes virtual members from Infrastructure teams to provide support and ownership of the technical security protection systems in place.

The role will handle both the re-active elements of operational security (Incident Response) as well as the pro-active (Patching, Vulnerability Assessment) and governance (technical change review, firewall policy review) elements of the department. This role is also responsible for feeding into the Information Security roadmap for the organisation.

Where this role does not have direct responsibility for a security technology, it will be accountable for governing and ensuring proper procedures and policies are in place. This is an Operational Role however will have strong ties to the Information Security Architect and the Head of Information Security.

Key Responsibilities:

* Team Management
* Manage the PRH Code of Connection
* On-going Management of the DDoS Protection System
* End Point Protection-
  • Anti Virus
  • Encryption
  • Mobile Device Management
  • Network Access Control Management


* Web Security Governance and Control
* Email Security-
  • Email Spam management including Exclusions & Exceptions
  • Phishing Simulation


* Vulnerability Management-
  • Determine policies for regular vulnerability scans
  • Conduct vulnerability scans
  • Co-ordinate penetration tests
  • Manage the technical remediation from Vulnerability scan and Penetration tests
  • Provide guidance and recommendations on emergency patching based on appropriate threat assessments


* Provide governance of deletion of data / disk disposal where required
* Security Incident & Event Management
* Documentation of all Operational Security Procedures
* Support delivery of on-going security initiatives and security projects
* Conduct reviews of security technology for adherence to policy-
  • Firewall Policy Review
  • Email Whitelist Review
  • Anti-Virus Exception review


Personal Characteristics:

* Operationally focussed
* Good team lead / Management ability
* Self-motivated, driven and pro-active
* A strong understanding of the business impact of security tools, technologies and policies.
* Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively within the Operational Technology Department, project and application development teams, management and business personnel;
* An excellent understanding of information security concepts, protocols, industry best practices and strategies and how they will relate to the business
* Ability to work under pressure when required, with proven problem solving and decision-making experience
* Able to manage their own and their team's workload with appropriate prioritisation
* Flexible with hours and location of work (London / Colchester)
* Working flexibly and collaboratively
* Taking ownership and accountability

Experience Required:

Essential-
* Have run an Operational Security Team as either Manager / Team Lead or been a senior member of the team.
* Extensive experience of Information Security.

Desired-
* CISM / CISSP Qualified
* Awareness / experience of working in ITIL and Agile team environments.

Potential Career Progression-
* Information Security Architect
* Head of Information Security

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in word/PDF format.

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally: Please see our website for our full diversity statement.

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