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Cyber Security Engineer

Milton Keynes
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Cyber Security Engineer (DevSecOps)
Automation / Cloud / Salesforce
Rate: Circa £600/day (Outside IR35)
Length: 12 months
Location: Milton Keynes / Initially Hybrid (Flexibility)

We're working with a well-known insurance company currently undergoing a company-wide transformation programme. As the organisation moves from on-premise to a cloud-based environment, the need for an improved security posture is mission critical.

As the Cyber Security Engineer, you'll be focused primarily on hands-on engineering work, with some strategic responsibilities. You'll be joining a small but growing security team, reporting into the InfoSec Manager and Head of Technology.

Your role will cover areas such as:

Setting up a DevSecOps practice - embedding security within DevOps and automation processes.
Embedding security into the organisation's new cloud-based SaaS platform (Salesforce).
Improving the use of Elastic (monitoring & security tool).
Have worked in a PRA or Insurance regulated background
Data security
Establishing security policies.
risk assessments and mitigation planning - documentation and write ups for board presentations write-ups.You'll need to have proven experience across these areas to be successful in the role.

If this sounds of interest, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV and we'll be in touch

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