Technical Specialist, Security Operations

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Job Summary

In this role the Technical Specialist will have a good understanding of current and future best practices for IT security operations and can adapt this to support the delivery of cloud based managed services as part of the Mobile App Team. This vacancy is for a 3 month contract starting ASAP.

Who We Are

Leighton is an award winning integrated technology business. We create some of the world’s most cutting-edge software products. We use vision, creativity and expertise to connect businesses with their customers and drive commercial success across multiple touchpoints. Working with us isn’t just about achieving the end result, it’s about what we do to get there, changing the way you think about your business and the benefits of digital forever.

Our Values

The Leighton culture defines how we do business and how we interact with our colleagues and customers. It makes us unique and provides us with a competitive advantage

-We act with honesty and truth, always!

-We are a canny family who really cares in a geeky, crazy, fun kind of way

-We nurture our amazing people to be the best version of themselves

-Passionate about what we do, proud of what we achieve

-Our curiosity inspires the amazing

Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

-Good understanding of current and future best practices for IT security operations and able to adapt this to support the delivery of cloud based managed services

-Experience with cloud technologies from AWS cloud-based infrastructure such as Lambda, Api Gateway, EC2, VPCs, Subnets, Elastic Load Balancers, Security Groupos, S3, Route 53, NAT, Kinesis,, and the many other services that AWS provides

-A good understanding of security management solutions including IDS, IPS, SIEM, Vulnrebility Scanning, Denial of Sevice and Coninued Compliance

-A strong willingness to automate, script wherever possible and be at ease with at least one high level common programming langauge

-Experience with Linux

-Awareness to ISO 27001 and other relevant industry standards including PCI

-Experience with continuous deployment

-Ability to work under pressure particularly when responding to security related incidents

-Experience working on technical projects within a team

Behaviours

-An open and genuine communicator

-Able to take responsibility for your actions

-Always learning and wanting to improve

-Takes responsibility for own development