Responsibilities
* Lead delivery and ongoing management of enterprise security solutions across Endpoint, Cloud, Network, DevOps and Security Monitoring
* Design and implement secure infrastructure controls aligned to industry best practice
* Identify, evaluate and implement new enterprise security tools and platforms
* Drive adoption of new technologies, ensuring effective operational handover and value realisation
* Lead and coordinate patch management activities across internal systems and hardware
* Recommend and guide server hardening improvements with Infrastructure and Service Delivery teams
* Support audits, regulatory reviews and due diligence activities
* Provide security oversight across projects and change initiatives to protect AJ Bell's security posture
* Act as the integration point between the CISO function and Infrastructure teams
Required Experience and Qualifications
* Proven experience implementing enterprise security platforms
* Strong understanding of security risk management tools and techniques
* Deep knowledge of security solutions including SIEM, PAM, IGA, email/web gateways and endpoint protection
* Experience with firewall technologies (highly desirable)
* Knowledge of cloud security standards and solutions (highly desirable)
* Strong understanding of core IT and networking principles
* Awareness of current threat landscape and evolving attack vectors
* Experience working within recognised frameworks such as ISO27001, NIST or similar
* Significant experience within IT security
* Financial services or e‑commerce sector experience preferred
* CISSP (attained or working towards) desirable
Company
AJ Bell is one of the UK's fastest‑growing investment platform businesses, supporting over 644,000 customers and managing more than £103.3 billion in assets. Listed on the FTSE 250, we've been named one of the UK's Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years and a Great Place to Work® in 2025.
Benefits
We offer a competitive package including
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