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IT Security Engineer

Employer
Adderley Featherstone
Location
UK or USA, flexible office/home working options
Salary
Top rated salary and benefits package
Closing date
28 Feb 2021
Reference
L10996

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Job Details

  • Superb career opportunity with a significant multi-site multi-national software group
  • A key role providing the first line of defence for network and computer systems security

Location options:

  • UK - within 1 hour commute of Newcastle with flexible office/home working options
  • USA - within 1 hour commute of either Lancaster, Pennsylvania or Boise, Idaho with flexible office/home working options

This is an excellent career opportunity with a leading and significant specialist software solutions group which is on a steep growth curve and works with large corporate clients, institutions and governments and specialises in anti-piracy and anti-fraud software services. It has a global footprint with operations in the UK, USA and further afield and this role will be as a key player within their IT team. Given the international reach of the company there is lots of flexibility with regard to your location and where you can work from.

Your primary responsibility will be for protecting the groups networks and computer systems from all security threats or attacks and in effect being their first line of defence. You will establish and implement security solutions that can defend their networking assets and computer systems security, protecting information and files from intruders, errors and viruses with the use of various tools such as Intruder Detection Systems, Antivirus and Cleaners. You will install and configure firewalls, patch and maintain switches and routers, develop automation script to track security incidents and compile management reports and operating procedures and protocols.

A highly impressive individual with the headroom to grow within this international group is required. You will need high quality academic credentials, a Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science and also have CISSP or SANS GIAC certification. You will need to have up to date knowledge of security principles and technologies in infrastructure, network, cloud and endpoint security and experience of working with security vendors to evaluate products and analyse functionality is also required.

This is a superb career opportunity in a group with a very exciting future which wants to appoint a best in class / world class IT Security Engineer who can make a difference and would enjoy working within a high performing team. There are lots of options in terms of your office location and / or home working arrangements through UK hub in Newcastle or the USA hubs in Lancaster, Pennsylvania or Boise, Idaho. The salary and benefits package will not be an obstacle for the right person as the bar is set high.

Please forward in absolute confidence a full curriculum vitae, to Adderley Featherstone by clicking on the apply button and completing a short application.

Company

Adderley Featherstone was founded in 1991 by Peter Adderley following a successful career in industry at board level and including the leadership of one of Europe's largest executive search companies.

Our management team has unrivalled experience in board and senior management recruitment. We also have considerable personal experience at board level in public and private companies, both in the UK and internationally.

Our objective is simple: To offer the best service in Executive Search and Talent Acquisition and to provide our clients with the right advice and to recruit the right people for the modern business environment.

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