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Information Security Analyst
£13,100 - 127,300
Howdens Joinery
Harvey Reeves Road, Northampton
£13,100 - 127,300
Requirements
Must:
- Experience in Information Security with a strong focus on architecture.
- Strong knowledge in lateral movement risks, network segmentation, and endpoint security.
- Extensive experience with Windows and Linux operating systems.
- Skilled in protocol analysis, network architecture, and infrastructure design.
- Hold a recognised Cyber Security qualification (CISSP, CISM or equivalent).
- Knowledge of industry-related frameworks such as ISO27001, PCI DSS, and Zero Trust.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels.
- Ability to work with and manage third-party suppliers.
- Experience in managing change.
- Demonstrated drive and resilience.
- Presentation experience is preferred.
- Training and accreditation in industry-recognised technologies.
- Skilled in presentation and training techniques in matters of IT security (beneficial).
Responsibilities
- Collaborate across business, technical, and service teams to design and deliver security solutions that enhance our cybersecurity maturity, reduce risk, and align with broader business objectives and priorities.
- Engage with stakeholders to understand and balance competing business needs, technical constraints, and security requirements, ensuring practical and effective outcomes.
- Lead and contribute to solution design and re-architecture initiatives, assessing technical options in partnership with the Head of Information Security and Enterprise Architecture, ensuring our solutions are secure, maintainable, and scalable.
- Conduct proactive security architecture reviews of planned and existing systems to identify risks, validate control effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement in design and posture.
- Assist in the evaluation and procurement of security technologies, ensuring alignment with our organisational standards and architecture principles.
- Investigate alerts to determine their legitimacy and impact, prioritising response actions based on severity, and coordinating containment and remediation activities when threats are confirmed.
- Assist with proactive hunting activities to uncover undetected threats and build hypotheses based on threat intelligence, behavioural patterns, and environmental baselines.
- Perform regular updates and tuning of detection rules, playbooks, and alert thresholds to reduce false positives and ensure high-fidelity threat detection.
- Act as a champion to promote and raise awareness of Information Security best practices and ensure compliance with our security policy.
Description
We are excited to offer a permanent opportunity for an Information Security Architect to join our growing Cyber team, based in our office in Northampton. As part of this role, you will be required to work onsite 2 days per week. At Howdens Joinery, we are the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier, providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. With over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe, we are the preferred choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year, our sales reached approximately £2.3 billion, and we have an ambitious growth agenda. In addition to the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment, you will be part of a rewarding organisation recognized for excellence in the workplace in the Best Big Companies to Work For. If Howdens sounds like the kind of place where you can build and develop your career, we are keen to hear from you. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome and will support you during your application.
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