IT Security Engineer

Are you passionate about IT security and infrastructure? Join the dynamic team of my client who are based in Central London as an IT Infrastructure Engineer. You will play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing our IT security systems, ensuring the protection of our physical and virtual operating system estate. This includes managing Windows operating systems, antivirus/malware systems, device control systems, Active Directory, Intune, Azure Entra, and mobile device management.

This position is full time and based in Kings Cross.

Other duties for this job include: -

• Ensuring the Windows PC and Server estate remains regularly patched including organising testing of new updates.
• Responsibility for ensuring the Antivirus and Anti-Malware systems remain up-to date and investigating and neutralising any threats detected by this system.
• Maintain a relationship with 3rd party companies who provide a managed service for supporting SIEM and security analytical systems.
• Manage and monitor cloud AD, compliance policies and conditional access misconfigurations.
• Manage mobile devices.
• Investigate intelligence reports and alerts detected by the threat and vulnerability scanning systems.
• Assist with the management of the email filtering system.
• Take a lead on IT security by establishing the best IT practices and security standards and implementing security controls.
• Implementation and management of security controls, such as Group Policy and folder permissions.
• Assist with IT Infrastructure projects as required.
• Support the Infrastructure team as required to ensure that tasks are completed on time.
• To respond to emergency requests for support in a timely manner and escalate appropriately.

This is a busy and varied position so candidates MUST have the following experience:

• 12-18 months experience as an IT Infrastructure Engineer
• Experience of IT, Security and Desktop support
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Highly skilled in use of Microsoft operating systems.
• Flexible, highly motivated, effective team player.

In return this fantastic company offers a competitive salary dependant on experience £50K, a company pension, life assurance, an interest free season ticket loan scheme and a great working team environment.

Ritz Rec (Emp Agy)