Security Operations Engineer, Information Security
Working at our Leeds or London Office and virtually via Microsoft Teams
Your new role at NewDay
You’ll deliver
- You will be a key contributor to the continuous monitoring and securing of our systems and services.
- You will enable an effective response to security events and incidents raised by our partners and monitoring tools for our cloud platforms.
- Support for key security processes including vulnerability management and penetration testing.
What you’ll bring
We need knowledge, experience + expertise in:
- Security event investigation and incident response
- Log event collection, correlation, review and archiving using SIEM tools
- Threat and vulnerability management/ Scanning and triage
- Analysis of threat reports to determine appropriate actions to maintain security
- Understanding of principles, and configuration for core security tools, e.g. endpoints, email and web threat protection, intrusion detection
- Can apply security incident management and project management principles
- Good analytical and data analysis skills
- Effective workload management
And would love you to know or learn:
- Knowledge of investigation tools and techniques, e.g. SIEM, Wireshark/packet capture, cloud threat protection tools, Microsoft Security stack.
- Azure and/or AWS cloud platform technologies
- Microsoft Sentinel as a SIEM technology
- Knowledge of automation
- Knowledge of Kusto Query Language (KQL)
- Security standards including NIST, PCI DSS, and ISO27001
About NewDay
We help people move forward with credit and help our colleagues to move their careers forward too.
We use our highly flexible, scalable, and multi-product digital credit engine to power over 120 million transactions every year. Our brands include Aqua, marbles, fluid and Bip. We partner with leading brands such as John Lewis, AO, Argos and DEKO.
Over 5 million UK customers are supported by our award-winning customer service.
At NewDay, we value all types of diversity. We’re an equal opportunity employer and believe that our differences create a vibrant, authentic working culture. We want all our colleagues to feel able to bring their whole selves to work. We don’t discriminate on the basis of age, physical or mental disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and carer status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We make sure that every job is crafted to be inclusive and that people with disabilities
or caring responsibilities can take part in the application and interview process. Tell us if you need accommodations: we’ll put reasonable adjustments in place to support you.
Our dynamic NewDay culture
We’re focused on what will drive impact in helping people move forward with credit. Our distinctive culture is geared to spark innovation and team working – with lots of open doors for development. Our customers can rely on us because we aim high, support each other, do the right thing and build for the future.
We invest in our colleagues. On top of a strong market competitive salary, you get a bonus opportunity that matches the impact (delivery + values) you drive in your role. We also help you retire better with market leading pensions.
At NewDay, #yourwellbeing matters: You get 26 days holiday and can buy up to 5 more after probation. Then you’ll get extra days as you build your career with us.
NewWork, our flexible, hybrid working approach, helps you to manage your work/life balance - and even bolt on work time in other countries before or after your holiday. And when you’re in the office, you get free healthy breakfast, fresh juices, lunch, barista coffee etc.
Our tax efficient green car and cycle to work schemes save you money (and help the planet).
Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to tell you more about any of our perks.
We work with Textio to make our job design and hiring inclusive.
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