Security engineer Job Leeds area,England UK,IT/Tech

Position: Security engineer REF 885

Pension / 23 days holidays (Buy and sell
5) / Life Assurance

Additional Benefits

Free Parking

Region

West Yorkshire

Description

Job Title:

Job Description:
Infrastructure / IT Security specialist – Enterprise client (major O365 and security projects on a global scale)

Salary: up to £65,000 +
Education Requirements - none but degree preferred or commercial exposure
Experience Requirements - 5 plus years
Industry
- Technology
Qualifications - none required
Responsibilities - see below list within spec
Skills
-see below list within spec
Work Hours 37.5 hours
23 days holiday (rising in line with years worked) & option to buy and sell up to a maximum of 5 days
Pension plan – contributions = 2.5% of salary matched by the company (includes option for additional voluntary contributions)
Life assurance
Group income protection scheme plan (with optional health assurance)
Personal accident scheme
Free car parking
Monthly socials, expenses paid Christmas party and Summer BBQ

Requirements:

Education Requirements - ideally degree but commercial experience a must
Experience Requirements
- Office 365 to an intermediate to advanced level
Industry - any accepted but ideally professional services
Qualifications - none
Work Hours - 37.5 hours

Skills:

Excellent knowledge of Windows Servers, Active Directory, Email Platforms, Anti
- Virus Systems, Networking, Networking protocols & Networking Security, VM etc
Extensive knowledge in IP networks and multi - platform server environments.
Experience with the maintenance of Exchange 2013, SQL Server, Symantec Enterprise Protection , Backup Exec.
Understanding of ITIL

Principal Duties, Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

Responsibilities:

To support and monitor existing infrastructure, perform preventative maintenance work, backup and perform other regular support activities to ensure effectiveness and to provide cover on such tasks when required.
To plan, manage and implement infrastructure projects and upgrades to meet company objectives
To respond to 2nd / 3rd line Help Desk calls planned 3rd line work requests. To manage such items through to resolution or elevate them to another member of the team or the Infrastructure Manager.
Work to ensure the security of data and IT systems and educating staff on good and secure working practices.
Work with leaders and stakeholders within the business to ensure that the integration of newly acquired businesses such as mergers / acquisitions meet their expectations.
To liaise with external suppliers and support agencies for the ongoing support and maintenance of relevant hardware, networks and software.
To ensure that all work and changes are performed in such a way as to minimise all disruption to existing business use. Provide specialist knowledge and participate in change management.
To assist in keeping track of the infrastructure assets.
To assist in designing and documenting infrastructure processes, procedures and standards and to maintain or prepare system and software documentation as directed.
To keep users up to date with progress and to liaise with staff in an appropriate manner. To liaise with users regarding escalated issues and to agree appropriate courses of action and priorities.
To ensure that technology is used, managed and supported in accordance with standards, policies and procedures.
Establish working guidelines and document processes for the design and management of the networked applications across the business.
Work with the Global IT team and collaborate on any global initiatives and roll - outs.
Assist in office moves and changes.
Provisioning new systems and resolving any issues that may arise.
Duties will vary and be revised due to the nature of the IT environment (above is a guide and not a comprehensive list of responsibilities)

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