Senior Security Engineer, Twickenham

About Us Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing has a vision that ?everyone has a home and the opportunity to live well?; that means working with partners to create sustainable and vibrant neighbourhoods where our customers want to live. With 57,000 homes and more than 120,000 residents and customers we have a real opportunity to make that vision a reality. Our people care, dare and collaborate to ensure we achieve this People Powered Living. This role Technical Lead for all Security / Cyber Security activity for the Infrastructure Team. Work alongside the Information Security Manager and Cyber Security Analyst to deliver a secure and robust environment helping to meet our compliance requirements. Responsible for the management, implementation, maintenance, configuration of technical security systems, aligned to IT strategy and security standards. Take responsibility for the technical security sign off for all Technology projects. Ensure existing processes are updated to reflect current compliance requirements and create such processes where they don?t yet exist. Take part in the CAB and TDA processes to ensure security standards are maintained. Play an active role in any security related incidents experienced by the business providing the appropriate input into any resolution / investigation. Take ownership of the regular penetration tests required by the Infrastructure Team and any remediation that follows. Manage relationships with Security vendors to make sure contracts are being delivered on and we are achieving value for money. Produce regular reports on a Dashboard to highlight the current status of the Infrastructure security. E.g. Patch deployment, Anti-Virus / Malware Status, Encryption status. Keep up to date with emerging threats, provide input to the Senior Leadership Team where it may impact the business. Ensure both on premise and cloud environments meet agreed security standards. Assist the Service Desk in the containment of any potential threats and provide advice on whether certain links, files and processes are malicious or safe. Take responsibility for access management processes for Infrastructure systems to ensure only authorised staff have access to systems. Take ownership for managing the security logging and monitoring systems. What you'll need to succeed Recent hands-on technical experience in a role as a Technician/Engineer or similar. 10+ Years? experience working in a Senior Infrastructure Engineer focused role. 5+ Years? experience in a Security focus role in a Medium/Large organisation. Certified in CISSM, CISSP. CEH (Desirable) CCNA or equivalent certified. Expired certifications are acceptable. Microsoft Server Certified. MCSA 2012 and above. Strong background in coding / scripting. Strong knowledge of Information Security and related processes. Experience in getting previous places of work to a recognised industry standard for Security. Be able to demonstrate an awareness across infrastructure disciplines, e.g. Office 365, Networking, Servers, Datacentre / storage area networks. Excellent written and verbal communications. Able to prepare and present complex subjects using statistical data and formal reports, presentations, diagrams and other approaches where appropriate. Come from a technical engineering background and be able to understand technical Infrastructure terminology / models without difficulty. Be able to work in a wider team and develop medium to long term strategies to meet our compliance requirements. Stay on top of technological changes outside of work and bring in ideas and innovation to the rest of the team. To meet our commitment to providing safe, high quality services to our customers we will complete an (basic) background check with the Disclosure and Barring service, once an offer of employment is made. What you'll get in return You?ll be working in a fast-paced environment where you can benefit from our comprehensive in-house training to continue developing your skills. We offer excellent benefits, including: 28 days annual leave plus public holidays and an additional Belief Day, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days leave Healthcare cashplan Matched contribution pension scheme (up to 9%) Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave Salary sacrifice schemes and season ticket loans Life assurance scheme Paid volunteer days Plus lots of voluntary benefits including cash back and discounts from high street namesOur promise All employment decisions at MTVH are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race or religion, sex or sexual orientation. We are proud to have been recognised by Disability Confident for our commitment to disabled people and those with long term health conditions by providing fair and equal opportunities for all applicants enabling them to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations