IT Security - Banking

IT Security Engineer is required by a Private investment Bank in the heart of the city in London.This IT Security Engineer role offers a unique chance to shape and enhance the security landscape of a forward-thinking organisation. Working closely with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Please note this role is a 12 Month FTC

Key Responsibilities:

Security Management;

• Responsible for configuring and maintaining security tools and technologies specific to the windows environment. This will include Rapid7 IDR analysis tools and vulnerability scanners and ensure that these tools remain up to date and properly configured.
• interpretation and implementation of all BAU infrastructure changes.
• Monthly testing the effectiveness of IT security controls.
• Implement and maintain a SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) Solution, including setting up the necessary data collectors, log aggregators, and event correlation rules.
• Implement and maintain an Internal Penetration Testing: Review the test results and analyse the identified vulnerabilities and weaknesses. Prioritise the risks based on their severity and impact. Develop an action plan to remediate
• Develop and maintain Security Baseline: Create a set of security policies, procedures, and guidelines that outline the required security configurations and controls for Active directory, operating systems and applications.

Patch Management.

• Responsible for the deployment of patches and updates for windows operating systems, applications, and other software. This involves assessing the impact of patches, testing them in a controlled environment, and deploying them in a timely manner to minimise vulnerabilities
• Ensure effective measuring of patches:
• Applications are upgraded or patched to resolve vulnerabilities without causing any adverse effects or disruptions to the applications or systems
• The percentage of systems that have successfully applied the latest patches within the designated timeframe.
• The time taken to deploy patches from their release to their successful installation on the target systems.

Skills Needed

• Have in-depth andhands-on experience with Rapid7 InsightIDR (SIEM)
• Hands-on experience with Crowdstrike.
• Experience with PowerShell scripting on Windows systems is strongly desired
• Experience securing a Windows platform and a track record of remedying complex technical issues
• Hands on experience with built-in protection technologies for securing Windows platforms (auditing, monitoring and event logging, disk encryption, application control, host-based firewall
• Hands on experience with Windows core infrastructure (AD, PKI, DNS, MSSQL, GPO etc.), and Endpoint Security (AV, Anti Malware, EDR, Vulnerability scanning, Patch Management)
• General knowledge of SSL Certificate Administration

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