Endpoint Security Specialist in London

hackajob is collaborating with Kingfisher to connect them with exceptional tech professionals for this role. We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher – and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas – to life. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

Our Security Operations team is expanding, and we have a new opportunity for an Endpoint Security Specialist to join us. This is a senior role in the team, helping to protect and drive improvements to Kingfisher’s global technology estate by strengthening our endpoint security posture. Your work ensures our systems remain resilient against evolving threats, supporting Kingfisher’s purpose of making home improvement accessible and secure for everyone. This role will be based at our Kingfisher Head Office in Paddington, with an expectation of 12 days a month in the office.

Responsibilities:

• Own and optimise Kingfisher’s endpoint security tools and services to maximise value.
• Configure, test, and deploy endpoint security policies in collaboration with infrastructure teams.
• Work with internal teams to ensure that endpoint security alerts are correctly triaged and managed by L1/L2 teams, or automation where possible.
• Lead vulnerability assessments and drive timely remediation across end-user, server, and mobile devices.
• Produce actionable metrics and KPIs to evidence improvements in endpoint security posture.
• Enforce endpoint security standards and support compliance initiatives (e.g., ISO 27001, GDPR).
• Identify emerging threats and lead continuous improvement initiatives for endpoint security architecture.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Proven experience in endpoint security, including EDR platforms, threat detection, and vulnerability management.
• Strong knowledge of Windows, macOS, and Linux environments, plus scripting skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python).
• Familiarity with compliance requirements such as GDPR and PCI DSS.
• Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat hunting methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals and policy driven controls.

Be Customer Focused: Listen to my customers and use available data to help make decisions.

Be Human: Acting with humanity and care; do the right thing; be respectful.

Be Curious: Thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious; build and share new ideas; try new things and share learnings.

Be Agile: Working with trust, pace and agility; have courage to be creative; done is better than perfect, aim for 80/20.

Be Inclusive: Acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together; embrace allyship; self-awareness and a desire to learn.

Be Accountable: Championing the plan to deliver results and growth; own actions; understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to the role.

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements. In return, we offer an inclusive environment where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.