Security Engineer (Security Platforms)

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About The Cyber Security Team

Our cyber security team are the eyes and ears of our organisation. We use the latest technologies to increase visibility and protection of systems, services and data. To do this we need to stay ahead of the latest threats and continuously improve our tooling, techniques, and processes.

Responsible for developing and running security processes day-to-day for the Tesco Group, we're continually working to step change security capability to further enhance the protection and controls that we offer for our customers and colleagues across the UK, Europe and Asia, and we're looking to add great people to our growing team.

We believe that skilled and passionate people are our greatest asset in reducing risk to our business and customers. We encourage and support continual development and learning, and recognise the importance of keeping up with changes in technology and an evolving threat landscape.

Communication is key - working collaboratively with our software and systems engineering teams to support security throughout the development lifecycle, as well as to build proactive monitoring and responses to security events.

Main Responsibilities

The Role - Security Engineer (Security Platforms)

Responsible for the platforms that help secure the organisation. This will include designing, implementing and operating enterprise security technology controls and platforms such as Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Endpoint Detection & Response, Anti-Virus (AV), Email Security Gateways and Cloud Access Service Brokers (CASB). With a focus on protecting and preventing threats, including malicious software and loss of sensitive and confidential data. This role includes managing and improving existing controls, researching new controls and techniques, and improving the overall security compliance through the use of automation, monitoring and alerting, integration with SIEM, and development of security standards, procedures, and playbooks.

Whilst specific responsibilities will be dependent upon the changing needs of the Tesco business, the following provides an overview of the role's key responsibilities and measures:

Follow our Business Code of Conduct always acting with integrity and due diligence

Represent the Technology Security team and assist other teams to investigate security incidents

Work closely and collaboratively with security, infrastructure and engineering teams

Collaborate closely with colleagues within the wider global Technology organisation and the business to establish effective and productive relationships

Involvement in and leading of security incidents which occur on Tesco systems

Drive improvements for use cases for the security operations team

Drive adoption of new tools and techniques being able to understand their value and impact

Keep technical skills up to date and keep track of new technologies, understanding how they might benefit the team

Share knowledge with the wider security community

Champion continuous improvement within the department

This role will best suit an individual who enjoys working as part of a team, is well organised, pragmatic and a lateral thinker with an inquisitive mind who is motivated to make change for the better and, most importantly, puts our customers first.

Ideal Candidate

Key Skills and Experience

You'll need to demonstrate experience of working with enterprise security platforms:

A good understanding of information and cyber security principles and best practices

A strong understanding of one or more of the following areas:

E-mail security standards (including SPF, DKIM, DMARC and PKI)

Data Loss Protection (DLP)

Anti-Virus (AV)

Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)

Cloud Access Service Broker (CASB)

An understanding of Windows and Unix internals would be an advantage, but is not essential

Experience of working with O365 Exchange Online Protection, Forcepoint, Mimecast or similar security products would be an advantage, but is not essential

Experience of working with products such as Microsoft, Sophos and Symantec endpoint security would be an advantage, but is not essential

Ability and willingness to pick up new products and platforms quickly, transferring skills and best practices when needed

Flexibility to join an on call rota and work outside of normal business hours when occasionally required

One or more of the following certifications:

CompTIA Security+

SANS GIAC

SSCP

CISSP

Or equivalent security certification

Personal

Flexibility, ability to plan and organise, responsiveness, creativity, self-starter

Able to build solid working relationships with peers and senior leadership

Ability to demonstrate strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills to all levels of seniority and disciplines within the organisation

About The Company

Our vision here at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home, out shopping, on the move, anywhere in the world.

We want our customers to be inspired and whatever they are looking for, we're finding bigger and better ways to provide it.

Everything is underpinned by our continuous drive for the best tools and technology to deliver our vision. We're driving innovation and transforming our Technology to become the world's leading retailer.

We need people who share our ambition to deliver for our customers; Passionate and confident people willing to take the initiative and drive us forwards. In return we offer excitement, a great team, an excellent benefit package, and significant career development opportunities.

Joining us means playing a part in defining; building and launching an ambitious roadmap of digital products that could affect the lives of millions of people over the years to come.

If that sounds exciting then we'd love to hear from you.

The position will be based at our Campus in Welwyn Garden City.

Package Description

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:

An annual bonus scheme which you can achieve up to 3.5% of base salary

Colleague Clubcard (including a 2nd card for a family member) after 6 months service with 10% off most purchases at Tesco

Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day

A retirement savings plan - 4%-7.5% contribution rate

Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay

Buy As You Earn Scheme

Save As You Earn Scheme

Deals & Discounts through Tesco including Tesco Mobile & Tesco Bank