Information Security Officer

Yolk Recruitment are pleased to be working on behalf of an established and innovative organisation, looking to strengthen their Cyber Resilience team with the addition of an Information Security Officer. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate and proactive security professional to play a key role in shaping the security landscape for critical IT and Cyber initiatives.

Role Overview:

As an Information Security Officer, you will work alongside the Information Security Manager, providing vital support on IT and Cyber projects. Your expertise will help ensure all projects align with security policies, secure architectural principles, and industry regulations, helping the business navigate the ever-evolving cyber landscape. You will be the trusted advisor to the Information Security Manager, Senior IT Security Manager, and Cyber Resilience teams, offering timely and credible advice on security risks and providing solutions to safeguard the organisation's information security posture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Information Security Manager in overseeing non-CAF based IT projects.
• Ensure all IT projects meet security requirements by delivering relevant security documentation at each project quality gate.
• Manage security assessments and penetration testing, coordinating engagements and code reviews for both ongoing and new projects.
• Report on security incidents and risks, ensuring the timely identification and resolution of any issues within IT projects.
• Coordinate and evaluate security tickets raised by internal teams, ensuring prompt attention and resolution.
• Monitor and manage any security control defects or failures through the SecOps ticket tracking system.
• Provide ongoing security support for both planned and ad-hoc projects, contributing to various business initiatives.
• Review and enhance the security operations capabilities, striving for continual improvement in both technical and administrative controls.
• Collaborate with Security Operations to ensure that all identified risks, defects, or failed controls are communicated effectively.
• Assist with any unplanned or ad-hoc information security tasks as needed.

Skills and Experience:

• A strong passion for information security and a proactive approach to improving the organisation's security posture.
• Practical experience with cloud environments, particularly hybrid cloud solutions. Familiarity with private cloud technologies like VMware and public cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure is essential.
• A sound understanding of project management methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, and PRINCE2.
• Knowledge of cyber attack modelling and breach investigation techniques.
• Experience with leading endpoint detection and threat management products.
• Strong understanding of network security, including network behaviour analytics and NAC.
• Commercially astute with a good ability to translate between technical and business language.
• Commitment to providing exceptional service to internal teams and stakeholders.
• Familiarity with security control and compliance standards, including NCSC CAF, ISO27002, IEC17789, CIS CSC, and NIST CSF.
• Solid understanding of CSIRT and incident response processes. Experience working with incident response providers is a bonus.
• Experience with Microsoft Defender products and Microsoft Sentinel is advantageous.

Certifications (Desirable but not Essential):

• CISMP (Essential)
• SC-900, AZ-900 (Essential)
• CISSP, CISM (Advantageous)
• SC-200, SC-300, SC-400, AZ-500 (Advantageous)