IT Security and Infrastructure Analyst

Location

Head office, Newbury

Hours

35 hours Monday to Friday 09:00am -05:00pm
plus 1 in 3 Saturdays 8.30am-12.30 pm (Remote work but supported in the probation)

Salary*

Starting: £40,532.76 Target: £45,036.40

Interview

Interview 1: 90-minute competency-based interview held in Newbury Head Office.

We aim to interview successful applicants within 10 working days.

Feedback provided regardless of outcome.

Are you naturally curious and enjoy the challenge of problem solving? If you are a strong communicator this could be the ideal opportunity for you to join our busy IT team and work together to provide a first class, professional experience where external and internal customers are at the heart of all you do.

What will you be doing?

Within the IT Security & Infrastructure Analyst role you will:

• Provide support for our on-premises and external technical infrastructure as we continue our transformation to cloud hosted services.
• Identify problems and develop plans to protect us from threats such as unauthorised access, data theft or file damage.
• Provide expert second and third-line support for our on-premise and external technical infrastructure, including network, hosting architecture and cloud services.

This is a fantastic opportunity to add value and to develop your IT career - we’ll provide you with a comprehensive training programme to enable you to get up to speed with our systems and processes.

What skills and experience do you need?

Essential skills and experience

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and effectively.
• A good working knowledge of various security technologies such as network and application firewalls, host intrusion prevention and anti-virus.
• Ability to build and maintain trust.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and assess risks, threats, patterns, and trends.
• Highly organised, with the ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.
• An understanding of the cyber security risks associated with various technologies and ways to manage them.
• In-depth experience of managing hosted and on-premises services and infrastructure, including network, perimeter security, hosting architecture and cloud services.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft 365 Defender, Active Directory and Microsoft 365.
• Knowledge of IT and cyber security principles and best practice.
• Experience in actively monitoring network traffic and system logs using SIEM tools to detect, isolate, and mitigate potential cyber threats.
• Ability to deploy critical security updates across servers, workstations, and network hardware to reduce exposure to vulnerabilities.
• Ability to act as a key member of the incident response team to investigate and resolve escalated technical faults and security alerts.

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience of as a Security Analyst within a multi-site environment.
• Experience of Azure and AWS.
• Cyber Security qualification.
• Microsoft Certified Professional:
  • Windows Server
  • Microsoft 365
  • Security
• Good knowledge of Azure

Why choose us?

• We want to help you develop – we are accredited by the Financial Services National College for the quality of our learning and development practices. No matter your role, there will be opportunities to take on new responsibilities and be involved in projects to further your career.

• We want to look after and reward you - you will receive a generous holiday allowance, contributory stakeholder pension scheme, access to wellbeing programmes, and your birthday off.

• We care about our communities – as well as providing financial services, we get involved in supporting local charities and people. This means regular opportunities to volunteer, fundraise, and help with community events and activities. All employees also receive two paid days of volunteering every year to help causes they feel passionately about.

• The salary offered is dependent on evidence of key competencies and skills you currently have. Newbury Building Society pride themselves on recruiting for potential so if you do not meet all of the criteria in terms of knowledge, experience and skills, you will benefit from learning and development opportunities to enable you to work towards the top of the salary range. This will be via ongoing feedback from your line manager and assessment of your progression against all the criteria.