Security Engineer

Security Engineering – Senior Engineer. Salary Circa £55,000 National. Salary Circa £75,000 London.
We are seeking a skilled & certified Cyber Security professional to join Aviva’s Security Engineering Team; working within the wider Group CISO (Chief Information Security Office) business unit. As a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for reviewing and enhancing our tooling including, but not limited to, Logging Infrastructure, SIEM, EDR, and IPS. This role requires a strong understanding of security technologies, threat detection methodologies, and security best practices.

A bit about the job:
As the Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for:

1. Reviewing and improving the technology stack and deployment.
2. Reviewing and improving security policies.
3. BAU service operations including service incident response.
4. Threat identification and analysis.
5. Documentation and reporting.

Aviva operates a “smart working” policy meaning that we spend approximately half of our time working in an office. This role is based in Norwich, Bristol, York or London.

Skills & Experience:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
2. Proven experience with SIEM, EDR, IPS platforms, common programming languages (JavaScript), and pattern matching.
3. Strong understanding of security logging, threat detection, and incident response methodologies.
4. Familiarity with security frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, etc.) alongside a strong background in cloud environments.
5. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strong communication and collaboration skills.

What you’ll get for this role:
Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

1. Starting salary of circa £55,000 (National) and circa £75,000 (London) depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications.
2. Bonus opportunity – 10% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
3. Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
4. 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days.
5. Make your money go further – Up to 40% discount on Aviva products , and other retailer discounts.
6. Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme.
7. Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.
8. Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work.
9. Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others.
10. We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.

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Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part-time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours, and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week – combining the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.

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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have disclosed a disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Abigail Aitken a call on +44 7774 789975 or send an email to #J-18808-Ljbffr