Job Title: IT Security Specialist
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available
Salary Range: £37,600 - £56,400
Location: Eastleigh - hybrid
Closing Date for applications: Thursday 3rd July
IT SecuritySpecialist: We have an exciting opportunity for an IT Security Specialist to join our Information Security team at Ageas, reporting directly to the Counter Threat Unit Manager.
As an IT Security Specialist, you will support the day-to-day operations of the Counter Threat Unit, applying your strong background in infrastructure engineering, cloud-based architectures, and solution delivery. You will contribute to maintaining our secure systems across hybrid environments, leveraging your expertise in both on-premises and cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, and GCP.
Main Responsibilities as IT Security Specialist:
1. Assist in gathering and analysing threat intelligence; monitor systems and networks to identify anomalies and support situational awareness.
2. Follow established processes to help ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and internal security requirements.
3. Contribute to the investigation and resolution of security incidents, working in line with organisational procedures and business continuity plans.
4. Operate tools and processes to identify vulnerabilities and support timely patching across systems and infrastructure.
5. Configure and maintain security tools and systems ( SIEM, firewalls) in accordance with defined policies and procedures.
6. Support the production of security metrics and documentation; share knowledge and best practice with colleagues to promote security awareness.
Skills and experience you need as IT Security Specialist:
7. Minimum 3 years’ experience in Information Security or a related field at a comparable level.
8. Deep knowledge of network security, firewalls, VPNs, and endpoint protection across enterprise systems.
9. Good communication skills both verbally and in writing with good questioning and listening skills in order to identify customer requirements.
10. Ability to explain complex IT concepts to all levels of customer.
11. Demonstrable ability to follow security operations, procedures, policies and activities.
12. Experience managing incident response across an organization involving multiple business unit.
13. A general understanding of data protection processes, policies and tools.
At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, Top Employer status in the UK.
Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy at Ageas:
Flexible Working- Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares. We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.
Supporting your Health- Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities – Mindfulness.
Supporting your Wealth- Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
Supporting you at Work- Well-being activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.
Supporting you and your Family-Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.
Benefits for Them- Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.
Get some Tech- Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.
Getting around- Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.
Supporting you back to work- Return to work programme after maternity leave.