Senior Cyber Security Engineer - Acorn insurance & Financial Services LTD : Job Details

The Acorn Group are currently recruiting for an exciting new role in our Cyber Security Team as a Senior Cyber Security Engineer. Within this hands-on role you will have the opportunity to support the Head of infrastructure performing as a technical lead, whilst being able to influence the choice, implementation and management of technical solutions for the group.

Job Title: Senior CyberSecurity Engineer

Location: Liverpool City Centre / Formby; Hybrid working available with management discretion

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week,Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:30

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 DOE

What you will be doing:

• Perform a technical lead role within the Security Operations team 

• Oversee and review all security implementations, configurations, and maintenance of technologies to SLA’s & KPIs
• Ensure all necessary technical security controls are in place and implemented to best practice standards
• In collaboration with the Information Security function and technical peers, deliver cost effective security solutions, ensuring compliance with corporate and regulatory policies and standards
• Work with the Project and Technical teams for change projects, ensuring security is considered throughout
• Provide day-to-day cyber security guidance and support to relevant technical & business stakeholders
• Continually monitor, maintain and test our threat landscape and security posture
• Perform regular reviews of our current security solutions and processes, identifying opportunities for optimisation
• Identify and evaluate alternative vendors & technologies to improve security posture & business requirements
• Support and influence the penetration testing and vulnerability scanning strategy, identifying and, working with your technical peers, resolve security vulnerabilities in a timely manner, in accordance with our security guidelines. 
• Support the business in maintaining and achieving several industry certifications, aligning where appropriate, including PCI/DSS, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO27001
• Provide adequate governance support, maintaining a central security logging solution, analysing, mitigating, and reporting on any security threats identified as well as record on risk logs.
• Provide expertise & support in troubleshooting, resolution, mitigation and reporting of any security incidents and root cause analysis.

What we are looking for:

• Live and breathe security, with a high level of understanding of security technologies & standards

• 3+ years’ experience in a similar senior security focused role performing technical operational security disciplines in a similar sized organisation

• Comfortable with NIST, NCSC, MITRE ATT&CK, CIS and other frameworks, standards and controls and where they can be applied
• An understanding of security governance, risk and compliance and the support expectations

• Experience within the design and implementation of enterprise-grade security solutions; Anti-malware, IPS/IDS, Firewalls, SWG & SEG & SIEM
• Experience in managing TLS, SSL certificates, encryption, DKIM/SPF and DDoS.
• Good knowledge of Azure Cloud platform assets and security tools
• A good awareness of cybersecurity trends and hacking techniques
• Experience with Office 365 Security suites, and Endpoint Security

About Acorn InsuranceWith over 40 years of experience, Acorn Insurance is a specialist provider dedicated to helping individuals secure motor insurance across the UK. We proudly serve more than 50,000 customers, ensuring they find policies that meet their needs and provide the peace of mind that comes with high-quality cover.

At Acorn Insurance, we offer comprehensive training and continuous in-house coaching. You'll receive in-depth, FCA-regulated industry knowledge and all the tools necessary to grow your career with us.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels respected and valued. As a Disability Confident Level 1 and Level 2 employer, we ensure our workplace is accessible and inclusive, encouraging our people to bring their best selves to work every day.

The Acorn Group has been recognised as a Great Place to Work for 2024/5. A record number of employees participated in our survey, overwhelmingly highlighting our welcoming and supportive atmosphere as an excellent place to build a career. We are committed to continuous improvement and have ambitious plans for 2025.

 Why Acorn Insurance? Acorn Insurance want to give you more than a job, we want to give you a purpose and a career. So, what can we offer you as an employer? Some of the "your tomorrow" benefits you will receive include:Wellbeing:

•  Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement starting at 31 days and potentially increasing to 35 days per year depending on grade & length of service (including bank holidays)
• Enhanced paternity pay and 16 weeks full maternity pay.
• Colleague Assistance programme offers a suite of wellbeing services such as:

• • 6 Free Counselling sessions per year
  • Unlimited access to a telephone councillor 24/7
  • Access to a free 4-week programme of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with a trained therapist mentor.

•  Network of internal qualified mental health first aiders are available to provide support to colleagues.

Financial:

• A core level of life assurance with the option to increase cover via salary sacrifice and add your spouse/partner
•  Ability to access your earnings before payday via Dayforce Wallet.
• Company pension scheme
• Refer a friend scheme with a £250 bonus for every colleague recommended on passing their probation period.
• Access to a flexible benefits platform including an annual flex pot allowance to spend on over 15 benefits of your choice.
• Ability to give back. You can opt into donating money to charity to climate positive organisations directly from your salary.

Reward, Recognition and Culture: