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Security Engineer

LondonTechnology - Information SecurityPermanent SOC

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Here’s what you’ll be doing:

The Security Engineering team has oversight of cloud and platform security and provides engineering guidance for the Security Operations Center (SOC) at SB. This role will work closely with the SOC and DevOps teams to ensure the security of the organisation's cloud infrastructure, internal developer platform, and CI/CD pipeline.

Sitting within the broader Security Operations Team, you'll be reporting into Jayne (Security Engineering Lead). The award-winning InfoSec team pride themselves on their combined effort and unity. Not only that, but you’ll be joining one of the most gender diverse teams in your field.

As our Security Engineer you’ll:

  • build and guide the SOC tooling (Splunk, Darktrace, Crowdstrike)
  • assist the SOC to design and build use cases for incident response and threat hunting
  • work with DevOps teams to secure and harden the cloud infrastructure, internal developer platform, and CI/CD pipeline
  • engineer orchestration and automation solutions to help secure the organisation's technology estate, improve business processes, and simplify security operations
  • participate in security-focused sessions (presentations, tabletops, and CTFs)
  • proactively suggest improvements to the organisation's security operations ways of working

We’re looking for someone who is:

  • working with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform or AWS Cloudformation or has worked in a SOC, Application Security, or other technical security role
  • knowledgeable in information/cyber security and engineering
  • working with secure cloud technologies such as Amazon Web Services, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
  • able to do  scripting in languages such as bash, go, python, and PowerShell
  • hands-on with SIEM or other centralised logging concepts and technologies such as Elastic SIEM, Splunk, Logrhythm, and Exabeam, including log ingestion and the creation of use cases (Splunk preferred)
  • knowledgeable of securing a range of operating systems (e.g., Windows, Linux, macOS)
(We know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the ​​confidence gap​.​​ You don’t have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)

We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.

Ready to apply your security knowledge and help elevate our defences? Apply today.

About Simply Business

We insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 900,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords, and more than 1,000 other trades.

We’re as much a technology company as one that sells insurance. We build, we fail, we learn, we improve. We’re a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. 

Why not check out our advert on YouTube: Simply Business TV advert 2022: You name it. We insure it.

What are the benefits?

We support every team member to balance work and life effectively.
hybrid working - you can balance working remotely and connecting with colleagues in the office
mental health and wellbeing resources - access to counselling and technology to support your mental health
flexible parental leave - we pay six months full pay to the primary caregiver, and four weeks full pay if you’re the secondary caregiver
paid sabbatical - two weeks off when you’ve been here five years and four weeks off when you’ve been here 10, 15 and 20 years
a dedicated learning platform - the platform lets you balance both work and life goals (including management and leadership programme)
life event leave - an extra day of leave every two years for whatever you want: moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday

We also make sure you’re compensated fairly.
competitive salary - based upon your experience and the market we’re in from day one
annual bonus - the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance
pension - we match what you put into your pension up to five percent
BUPA Private Medical Insurance covering Pre-existing medical conditions
health cash plan - we reimburse your everyday medical expenses
holiday entitlement - 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five days more!)
life assurance - four times your basic salary
flexible benefits scheme - an allocated allowance to use each year on things like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, up to five days extra holiday, and gym membership.

Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.
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