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Join to apply for the Cyber Security Engineer role at Lookers Motor Group Limited
Lookers Head Office Manchester - Fully Remote
Contract type: Permanent, Full time
Salary: Between £38,000 & £55,000 Depending on Experience
Hours: Monday to Friday (plus periodic on-call support rota)
Here at Lookers we are recruiting for a Cyber Security Engineer, with a fully remote approach and occasional travel to team meetings.
Reporting to the IT Security Team Lead, an exciting and hands-on role where you will be responsible for all aspects of security across Lookers IT, including our dealerships and online presence. This is a fabulous opportunity to pivot your strong IT background into Cyber security.
Responsibilities
* Providing assurance that our new and existing services remain sufficiently secure, so that we can provide an outstanding retail experience and remain trusted by our customers.
* Performs Daily Security Operations Tasks
o Owning and addressing operational incidents, escalating as necessary
o Continuously improving operational tasks to ensure ongoing effectiveness
* Acting as Subject Matter Expert for one or more of our core security technology tools
o Ensuring it remains fit for purpose
o Full lifecycle management
o Training others in the use of it, both within the team and the wider IT community
* Owns items on the team’s backlog and roadmap
o Delivering point solutions
o Assessing wider change initiatives for security compliance
o Remediating known deficiencies
o Addressing outputs of penetration tests, purple teaming, risk and audit findings
Skills
* Sets and measures clear, realistic and timely objectives and goals.
* Anticipates the impact of executing plans across Lookers IT and has a flexible approach to managing time to allow for contingencies, anticipating and removing potential obstacles.
* Uses resources and time expertly, and skillfully and promptly sorts the urgent and the important priorities within complex processes.
* Through their actions and behaviours, they continually inspire others to remain calm, focused and energised during periods of extreme pressure.
* Always encourages a calm approach to the work environment around them, even when faced with the most challenging of situations
* Builds on successful initiatives to gain acceptance of ideas, including building behind the scenes support for ideas and initiatives.
* Clearly identifies what constitutes the appropriate level of workload for self and others, ensuring processes and tasks are planned to limit levels of stress, whilst remaining productive.
Experience
* A solid understanding of core IT concepts is essential. This should cover a working knowledge of both IT Infrastructure and IT Service Management.
* Problem solving capability, and ability to “join the dots” into a bigger picture.
* An independent worker who can take ownership, build, operate, continuously improve and deliver.
* Experience of Risk Management and/or Cyber Security is beneficial, but NOT ESSENTIAL
* Capability to “go beyond the tools” and deliver the necessary outcomes through own innovation and scripting/development where needed.
About Us
Lookers are proud to be one of the top three motor vehicle retailers in the UK, representing 32 vehicle manufacturers, selling and servicing a huge range of cars at over 150 franchised dealerships across hundreds of locations throughout the UK & Ireland. We recognise the hard work, flexibility and commitment of our people so we offer an industry leading benefits package. This includes competitive basic salaries plus;
* Enhanced holidays that increase with service
* Eligibility to join one of our car schemes
* Smart Health - free access to support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
* Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* For some roles a company car and additional earning potential through commission or bonus.
* Access to flexible pay and savings through WageStream's financial wellbeing app.
We strongly believe in nurturing and providing our people with specific manufacturer brand and management training to enhance career development opportunities. We have a great bunch of people and we like to celebrate and encourage success at all levels with our annual Lookers Excellence Awards. So? What are you waiting for?
Lookers are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a working environment that is free from all types of discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential.
If your application is successful we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you starting with us. Depending on the role and responsibilities, these could include us verifying your recent employment, address and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving licence check.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
* Industries
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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