AJ Bell is a leading investment platform in the UK that provides financial solutions to a wide range of clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a subject matter expert on security best practice, ensuring confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems and data
- Design and implement enterprise security controls and platforms aligned to industry standards
- Support projects and change initiatives to ensure security is considered throughout
- Conduct security reviews of in‑house and third‑party solutions
- Support audit and due diligence activities
- Collaborate with Information Security, Infrastructure and Architecture teams to define security standards
- Act as a key link between the CISO and business/technology teams to embed security across the organisation
Technical Skills
- Experience implementing enterprise security platforms
- Strong knowledge across areas such as endpoint, cloud, network security, DevOps and security monitoring
- Understanding of secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) practices
- Strong knowledge of information security risk management techniques
- Experience of governance, risk and compliance, ideally in financial services
- Knowledge of frameworks such as ISO27001, NIST, PCI DSS
- Awareness of the threat landscape and modern security controls
- Strong understanding of cloud security solutions and standards
Skills and Experience
- Experience working within recognised security frameworks (e.g. ISO27001, NIST)
- Ideally 5+ years’ experience in an information security role within financial services or e‑commerce
- CISSP (or equivalent) certification
What We Offer
- 26 days holiday, increasing with service + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays
- 7% pension with matched contributions
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Share schemes (including free shares and BAYE)
- Health cash plan and discounted private healthcare
- Free onsite gym
- Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
- Travel and bike loan schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme
Our Ways of Working
We offer hybrid working, with a minimum of 50% of your working time per month spent in the office. For new starters, there’s an initial period of full‑time office working to help you settle in and build relationships.
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