Information Security Specialist – Penetration / Hacking

Company: Ascent People Ltd
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Location: East Midlands
Job Description:

Information Security Specialist – Penetration / Hacking

Location: East Midlands

Industry: IT

Salary: £60 000 – £70 000 per annum + Pension, Health, 25 days

Posted: 12/02/2019

Overview

Information Security Engineer, Cyber Security Engineer, Penetration Testing, Ethical Hacker, WEB, Enterprise Software development, CISSP, CEH, OSCP, GIAC, GCIH, EnCE – Global Software House – Midlands 55-65K

Fantastic opportunity for a Cyber Security Engineer / Information Security Engineer who has proven experience of working with Enterprise Software Applications on the WEB and/or Cloud.

This role might suit a Software Developer / Architect who has moved into Cyber security or an Information Security Specialist who has advised on Cyber security around software development not just infrastructure and networking.

Responsibilities

  • Identifying our client’s product cybersecurity needs.
  • Establishing threat modelling analysis & procedures around threat modelling for future development of these products.
  • Risk focus, and knowledgeable of frameworks like ISO27002.
  • Providing input into assessing platform architecture, technology stacks and 3rd party/open source product choices from a cybersecurity point of view.
  • Define secure coding practices.
  • Penetration testing activities.

Qualifications

  • Formal qualifications such as CISSP, CEH, OSCP, GIAC, GCIH, EnCE or similar.
  • Experience with tools such as NGFW, WAF, SEIM, web application testing and vulnerability scanners.
  • Excellent communicator, comfortable presenting and holding meetings.
  • Ability to lead on all cybersecurity matters and mentor other team members.

Benefits

Salary & Benefits: £60 000 – £70 000 per annum, Pension, Flexi Hours, 25 days holiday.

Candidates of all ages and backgrounds will be considered for this role.

Location and Site

Role is based out of the East Midlands site, commutable from Nottingham, Derby and Leicester.

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