Job Description

OVERALL SUMMARY

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.


Join the Close Brothers Security and Resilience Team where you will be responsible for delivering and improving high quality cyber security technology designs and solutions. Working as part of the Security and Resilience team our ideal team member will have previous experience in providing guidance on the application and operation of elementary physical, procedural and technical security controls with excellent and up-to-date knowledge of IT infrastructure and cyber security controls around them.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Explain the purpose of security controls and performs security risk and business impact analysis for medium complexity information systems. Identify risks that arise from potential technical solution architectures. Designs alternate solutions or countermeasures and ensures they mitigate identified risks. Investigate suspected attacks and supports security incident management. Design, verify, document, amend and refactor complex software configurations for deployment. Contributes to the selection of the software configuration methods, tools and techniques. Provide detailed and specific advice regarding the application of their specialism to the organisation's planning and operations. Actively maintain knowledge in one or more identifiable specialisms. Recognise and identify the boundaries of their own specialist knowledge Undertake basic risk management activities. Maintain documentation of risks, threats, vulnerabilities and mitigation actions.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:

Good knowledge of a range of cyber security tools such as EDR and FIM Experience using scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell etc.) Understanding of data classification and protection of datasets Proven experience in configuring SIEM technologies to ingest technical feeds, baselining and parsing data to an accepted assurance level, with the end result it being used for cyber incident response Knowledge of designing and scoping installation of SIEM and other cyber security technologies Proven experience working with technical stakeholders in successful partnership to deliver identified goals Understanding of computer forensics, unpacking malware, memory imaging and extraction Proven experience in using industry-standard IT technologies to report on, alert to, block and respond to cyber threat, primarily focusing around SIEM technologies An ability to work independently to fully formulate and assure plans and reports before escalation

IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAVE:

Experience designing and operating security technologies above Experience working in an IT and/or information security team for a medium/large enterprise

We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at recruit.ssc@closebrothers.com or request a call back.

ABOUT US

At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.


Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.

To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page:

https://www.closebrothers.com/careers

To find out more about life at Close Brothers:

https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541

To find out more about our benefits:

https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits

To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:

Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion Close Brothers Group


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At Close Brothers Group, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients.


We believe that everyone should think ahead, have a financial plan and invest wisely. Our clients are professionals, business owners, individuals, charities, families, and employers, who rely on our clear financial advice and investment management services to preserve and grow their long-term savings and investments.


We are a team of about 900 people based in 15 offices across the UK. Our geographic footprint means we can combine a local approach with face-to-face services to enable strong, long-term relationships with our clients.


Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose and we have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, colleagues and clients. We strive to do the right thing and are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our people.


Our vision is to develop an open and inclusive company that ensures everyone is valued, respected and included, so that in years to come our business will represent a diverse and inclusive workforce from the top down.


We look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds. If this job is of interest to you but you do not meet every criteria then we encourage you still to apply as we are open to providing training opportunities. As an early adopter of hybrid working we are open to discussing all types of flexible working options, helping you to balance your work and home life.