Cyber Threat and Response Specialist

Description

Purpose of the role: To evolve and mature the firm's capability for detecting and responding to cyber incidents. To act as an escalation point for threat hunting activity. To assist with security incidents and investigations coming from Azure/Defender, IT Infrastructure monitoring systems & 3rd party SOC. Provide co-ordination within internal security support staff and external third party managed SOC. To monitor, maintain and advance the effective use of technical cyber security controls that are actively in use by DACB. To assist in the research, selection and deployment of new technical security controls for use by DACB.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep up to date with the latest emerging threats, vulnerabilities and attacker techniques.
• Help to identify, evaluate and monitor ongoing threats and risks that could affect business operations.
• Investigate and respond to alerts from Azure/Defender, IT Infrastructure monitoring systems & 3rd party SOC.
• Assist with 2nd, 3rd level SOC and MI cyber incident response process.
• Work closely with IT Operations to ensure critical business assets are adequately protected from cyber-related threats through the use of appropriate technical controls.
• Document and raise non-conformities with the Head of Cyber Security.
• Produce regular reporting to demonstrate the effectiveness of technical security controls and identify gaps and recommendations where needed.
• Provide a point of technical authority and governance for the effective use of technical security controls across the firm.
• Develop an understanding of DACB's regulatory and client/contractual obligations for cyber security, and the requirements of standards such as ISO27001, GDPR and Cyber Essentials Plus.
• Manage 3rd party security (supplier) relationships and assist in the development of existing relationships and the competitive selection of new suppliers.
• Help to develop strategies and roadmaps for cyber security technology, in step with the IT Strategy and other business planning activity.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Knowledge of basic concepts of Cyber Security, Information Security and Risk Management.
• Experience working in a similar Cyber Security/IT Security Analyst role is advantageous but not essential.
• Degree in a Cyber Security or related subject is advantageous but not essential.

Personal Competencies

• To have a genuine passion for Cyber Security and its technology, and a drive to continually develop professional and personal knowledge in this fast-moving area.
• Be self-motivated and able to work to a high standard under own initiative.
• Able to pay and maintain close attention to detail.
• Have sound analytical skills; able to think laterally and challenge existing concepts.
• Have excellent commercial awareness with a good understanding of business drivers and priorities.
• Be a good and confident communicator at all levels; an ability to assert and defend a point of view can be balanced with pragmatism at times.
• Have the ability to understand technical complexities and issues, and be able to explain and translate these to a less technical audience.

About DAC Beachcroft

We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK's top-five housebuilders. We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.

At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities. We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.