Infrastructure Security Engineer

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About the role

As Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) continues its digital journey, we are scaling up our Security capabilities within our Microsoft Infrastructure team. We are seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure Security Engineer with a proven track record in delivering and maintaining security infrastructure solutions within an enterprise environment, who enjoys working with a variety of technologies and people and wishes to further their career by helping us to achieve our mission.

The ideal candidate will stay ahead of the latest security trends and technologies, create vulnerability status reporting processes, and confidently communicate with stakeholders across the business. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, along with the ability to prioritise workload effectively.

What we can offer you:

• Working within a highly skilled and committed technology team
• The opportunity to play a significant role in our technology transformation journey, working on our Azure and AWS Cloud platforms
• A commitment to your career development through training, mentoring and internal opportunities
• Access to employee resource communities and to volunteer with several Bristol-based organisations

About you

• Previous experience working with infrastructure and some security within an enterprise environment
• Experience creating vulnerability status reporting processes
• Confidence in speaking with stakeholders across the business
• Highly articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Well-organised with the ability to prioritise workload
• Knowledge and/or experience of the following solutions -
  • Azure Update Manager
  • Microsoft Defender
  • Windows Server Update Services
• Zero-day vulnerability remediation
• Using Vulnerability Management service management tools

Desirable:

• Implementing and maintaining robust security controls
• Developing monthly patching processes, including design and documentation
• Script creation to manage high volume remediation changes
• Certified in Microsoft/Azure Security (SC-900, AZ-500, SC-200, SC-100)
• Experience working with CPSM tools
• Experienced in Golden Image creation and approvals
• AI and machine learning efficiencies

Interview process

The interview process for this role is two stages.

Salary

The salary for this role is circa £45,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Working Schedule

This role is based in our Bristol head office, BS1 5HL. This is a permanent full-time role, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We have returned to the office, however for this role we offer a hybrid flexible working pattern of working in the office and at home. Ideally 2 days in the office.

Why us?

Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* and annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday**
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Sharesave scheme - have a real stake in HL's future
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and outpatient care
• Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness providers and wellness coach sessions
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
• Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
• Two paid volunteering days per year

*Dependant on role level

** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.