IT Security Engineer

Our client are an international law firm with offices in many key offshore jurisdictions, as well as a presence in the international financial centres of Hong Kong and Shanghai. In order to maintain pace with every evolving technology requirements and need to IT security vigilence, the now require an IT Security Engineer for their Isle of Man team.

The Security Engineer's primary responsibility is to configure and monitor the security enforcing controls, both technical and procedural, to carry out administrative tasks on the security monitoring applications, and ensure the effective running of the tools in support of the Appleby business objectives.Under the guidance of the CISO, you will deliver the required security operational activities, as well as provide support to other teams within IT, working closely with other members of the team to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective security improvements. Responsibilities will include:

* Proactive support and maintenance of the protective monitoring tools especially the SIEM and Encryption solutions

* Monitoring security alerts and acting as a first responder

* Carry out "threat hunting" to identify potential threat and targeted attacks

* Investigate security incidents (for example, suspicious emails, suspected breaches, etc.) and recommend remedial actions

* Document and maintain security procedures and processes

* Escalate security issues and incidents to the CISO

* Act as the initial Point of Contact for security incidents within the geographic location

* Carry out or assist with internal security audits

* Carry out technical security assessments using the defined tools (for example Nessus)

The ideal candidate for the role of Security Engineer will have:

* Excellent knowledge of Splunk and Vormetric

* Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, couple with excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills

* A minimum of 5 years' technical experience

* Relevant industry qualification and/or experience in current technologies

* Experience in working with security enforcing products and controls

* Working knowledge of ethical hacking tools and methodologies

* Proven experience of log analysis and systematic analysis of interconnected systems

* Good knowledge of network technologies, LAN, WAN etc.

* Good knowledge on Windows OS

* Knowledge of firewalls and AI Network Monitoring

* Skilled at working within a team-orientated collaborative environment, with the ability to also work independently

* Ability to present ideas using business and user friendly language

* Highly self-motivated with a keen attention to detail

* Strongly customer service oriented

* Demonstrated ability to apply security in supporting business objectives

* Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

* Knowledge of physical security would be advantageous