Head of Security Engineering

Location

Wimbledon, Greater London | United Kingdom

Job description

Head of Security Engineering

The role:

Help us protect D&G’s global technology estate and the data we hold!

This role helps steer both strategic and technical aspects of cybersecurity, guiding D&G progress through its transformation journey with modern and secure engineering and cyber security practices.

Key responsibilities:

Develop and maintain software security policies and procedures

Provide technical leadership, guidance, and direction

Develop and maintain documentation of security controls

Implement software security controls

Design technical solutions to address security weaknesses

Analyse system services, spot issues in code, networks and applications

Follow security best practices in performing tasks

Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams and D&G Technology

Identify structural vulnerabilities and determine how to avoid them across the D&G Technology estate – globally

Specify secure architectural and engineering patterns to be adopted and facilitate their introduction

Ensure D&G stays abreast of the latest authentication, authorisation, encryption, logging, and security approaches

Domestic & General is a company with an ambitious future. We are expanding our horizons and entering new markets and we need your expertise to help make it happen. We are an international company who works with some of the worlds most respected and well-known brands of domestic appliances and electronic consumer goods. These opportunities don’t come around often, so this really is a position not to be missed.

What you’ll bring:

Solution Design:

Engage directly with development teams via design reviews, consultations and security testing

Identify security issues and risks, and develop mitigation plans

Architect, design, implement, support, and evaluate security-focused tools and services

Develop and interpret security policies and procedures

Engineering:

Experience implementing security solutions

An understanding of network and web related protocols (such as, TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, HTTPS, routing protocols)

An understanding of web services

Experience with multiple programming languages (such as, Java, C++, Ruby, Python, Perl, etc.)

Experience triaging and developing security alerts and response automation, conducting front-line analysis, and providing escalation support

We offer lots of great benefits! Some of which include:

Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus

25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annual option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave

Training opportunities as well as clearly defined career progression

Health cash plan – employer funded cover to enable you to claim money back on essential healthcare costs, including dental, optical, physiotherapy and many more. Cover also includes unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

Attractive company pension scheme

Life assurance – employer funded cover of 4x basic salary

Dedicated online benefit portal offering access to saving and lending facilities, financial wellbeing and support services:

Salary Finance – access to savings and borrowing through payroll

Car Leasing – access to a carbon neutral salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, with an all-inclusive monthly cost covering all charge, taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance on a range of brand new vehicles

Travel Loans – interest free loans to help spread the cost of annual travel tickets

Cycle to Work – tax efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1,000

Health & Wellbeing – discounted gym membership, online virtual workout sessions, online culinary classes

OnHand – Giving you the opportunity to be an Eco & Social volunteer via a handy app. Volunteer individually or in groups to get involved in Youth Mentoring, Food Poverty, Homelessness & Elderly help.

Employee Assistance Programme – specialist advice and support on issues such as finance, relationships, illness and family issues

Free Domestic & General protection plan – one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% on additional plans, including referrals for family and friends

Employee discounts – access to discounted Sky TV and broadband packages, together with a range of discounts for 100s of online and high street retailers

Domestic & General are an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.

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