Cyber Security Engineer
Lookers Head Office - Fully Remote
Contract type: Permanent, Full time
Salary: Between £55,000-£65,000 Depending on Experience
Hours: Monday to Friday (plus periodic on-call support rota)
Here at Lookers we are recruiting for a Cyber Security Engineer, with a fully remote approach and occasional travel to team meetings.
Reporting to the IT Security Team Lead, an exciting and hands-on role where you will be responsible for all aspects of security across Lookers IT, including our dealerships and online presence.
Responsibilities
- Providing assurance that our new and existing services remain sufficiently secure, so that we can provide an outstanding retail experience and remain trusted by our customers.
- Performs Daily Security Operations Tasks
- Owning and addressing operational incidents, escalating as necessary
- Continuously improving operational tasks to ensure ongoing effectiveness
- Acting as Subject Matter Expert for one or more of our core security technology tools
- Ensuring it remains fit for purpose
- Full lifecycle management
- Training others in the use of it, both within the team and the wider IT community
- Owns items on the team’s backlog and roadmap
- Delivering point solutions
- Assessing wider change initiatives for security compliance
- Remediating known deficiencies
- Addressing outputs of penetration tests, purple teaming, risk and audit findings
Skills
- Sets and measures clear, realistic and timely objectives and goals.
- Anticipates the impact of executing plans across Lookers IT and has a flexible approach to managing time to allow for contingencies, anticipating and removing potential obstacles.
- Uses resources and time expertly, and skillfully and promptly sorts the urgent and the important priorities within complex processes.
- Through their actions and behaviours, they continually inspire others to remain calm, focused and energised during periods of extreme pressure.
- Always encourages a calm approach to the work environment around them, even when faced with the most challenging of situations
- Builds on successful initiatives to gain acceptance of ideas, including building behind the scenes support for ideas and initiatives.
- Clearly identifies what constitutes the appropriate level of workload for self and others, ensuring processes and tasks are planned to limit levels of stress, whilst remaining productive.
Experience
- 2 years+ experience in a similar Cyber Security role
- A good working knowledge of Microsoft security (Defender, Sentinel, Intune)
- A solid understanding of core IT concepts is essential. This should cover a working knowledge of both IT Infrastructure and IT Service Management.
- Problem solving capability, and ability to “join the dots” into a bigger picture.
- An independent worker who can take ownership, build, operate, continuously improve and deliver.
- Capability to “go beyond the tools” and deliver the necessary outcomes through own innovation and scripting/development where needed.
About us
We are one of the top three automotive retailers in the UK, proudly representing 32 manufacturer brands, selling a huge range of new and used vehicles from over 150 dealerships across the UK and Ireland.
We believe our people are our greatest asset, and we’re committed to recognising the valuable contribution each person makes. That’s why we continue to invest in a leading rewards and benefits package designed to support your career, wellbeing, and life outside of work.
Core Benefits:
- Competitive salaries with structured pay scales and progression as you grow within the business
- Generous annual leave that increases with your length of service
- Enhanced family leave, including 6 months’ full pay for maternity and adoption leave, and 2 weeks’ full pay for paternity leave
- Access to Techscheme for discounted technology purchases with flexible payments
Health & Wellbeing:
- Eyecare vouchers to help cover vision care needs
- Smart Health – 24/7 access to GP services to support your mental and physical wellbeing
- Dental insurance for everyday dental care and unexpected treatments
- Critical illness cover for peace of mind during life's most challenging moments
Financial Wellbeing:
- MyView PayNow – access a portion of your pay as you earn, with features to stream, save, and track your money through a user-friendly app
- Will writing services to help plan for the future
- Flexible life assurance options and partner life assurance for added protection
Leisure & Lifestyle:
- Discounted gym memberships to support an active lifestyle
- Travel insurance to help you explore with confidence
- Access to home and technology vouchers
- bYond card and a wide range of exclusive retail and lifestyle discounts
We strongly believe in nurturing and providing our people with specific manufacturer brand and management training to enhance career development opportunities. We have a great bunch of people, and we like to celebrate and encourage success at all levels.
Lookers and Charles Hurst are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a working environment that is free from discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential.
If your application is successful, we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you commencing employment with us. These will include verifying your recent employment, address, credit history and a standard criminal record check. For roles that require you to drive, a driving licence check will also be carried out. Please note, all offers of employment are made subject to a 6 month probation period commencing from your start date.
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