ICT Senior Networking & Security Engineer

• Understand of the demands of the organisation on the ICT department to deliver clinical care to our patients and the network and cyber security functions required to satisfy the corporate needs of the Trust as a whole.
• Hold relevant professional qualifications, in depth knowledge obtained through formal training to Master's degree level and/or relevant experience within a similar role within Networking and Security.
• Responsible for managing incoming work for others, distributing work in line with priorities, ensuring service management and project work are delivered in line with deadlines and service standards
• Responsible for ensuring adequate systems, policy and procedures are in place covering data protections, data loss/theft, Network intrusion detection/prevention and systems from security threats
• Point of contact, technical lead and escalation point for additional governance, security or legislative requirements which have an impact or requirement covering our IT estate
• Responsible for the design, implementation, performance and conducting regular internal and external vulnerability scans within our environment

Essential

• Our Always values

Essential

• GCSE grade C or above in Mathematics and English / Educated to Master's Degree Level or equivalent experience
• One or More Professional information security qualification, such as Certificate in Information Security Principles; CompTIA Security+ or qualified to similar level by experience
• ITIL Foundation and CCNA

Desirable

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) qualification

Essential

• Previous ICT endpoint support (2nd line) or substantial equivalent experience of working in a Cyber Security Operations Centre including working to ISO27001
• Excellent knowledge and experience in securing the configurations of hardware endpoint devices and software to mitigate malware, common exploit and vulnerability attack vectors
• Excellent computer competency coupled with an understanding in networking and security principles
• Very good knowledge and understanding of up to date security threats and common exploits
• Substantial proven experience of managing the activities of a small team working in a busy ICT Cyber Security Operations Centre
• Experience of presenting technical specialist topics into business language and vice-versa
• A very good understanding of the underlying protocols and data used as the basis for the security monitoring service, including: HTTP, HTTPS, SQL, TCP/IP, Active Directory

Desirable

• Good knowledge and experience of CISCO networks, their threats and vulnerabilities
• Very good knowledge and experience working with security tools used to monitor business environments (SIEM, Netflow, IDS/IPS, Vulnerability Management, Advanced malware detection, Antivirus etc.).

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English and is highly articulate - very able to express technical ideas to a non -technical audience
• Able to undertake root cause analysis of simple to highly complex security issues
• Analytical and proven ICT based technical skills being very attentive to detail ensuring accuracy, relevancy and timeliness
• The ability to maintain a professional approach and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills at all times (organisational and communication)
• Excellent practical knowledge of Windows and Mac operating systems and mobile devices (smartphones and tablets, etc.)
• Excellent practical knowledge of CISCO networks and equipment - able to interrogate and undertake root cause analysis to a highly complex level
• Excellent aptitude for sharing knowledge and skills with other ICT team members
• Good ability to re -prioritise work streams as required by unexpected events and manage staff and customer expectations

Desirable

• Able to interrogate and re -configure CISCO equipment to maintain and implement Trust security to a highly complex level