Life feels better when you love your job....

Here at Vanquis we do, and it’s what we believe has contributed most to our success.

Our business has grown so much since we started in 2002 that our parent company, Provident Financial, is now listed in the FTSE 100. We have achieved this by encouraging our employees to put ideas forward, make decisions and constantly improve the service we provide for our customers.

As part of our continued expansion, we are now looking for a talented IT Security Operations Engineer to be based at one of our London, Chatham or Bradford offices.

In summary, what does the role involve?

The main purpose of this role is to support the IT Security Operations team to achieve the highest standards in providing IT Security Assurance within the Bank. The post holder will lead on the Bank’s commitment to preserving the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all the physical and electronic information assets throughout Vanquis Bank.
This is a hands on position, candidates must have strong experience of working in an operational, hands on capacity. The successful IT Security engineer will have experience working within an IT Security’ operational role, with a strong understanding of a number of security domains such as Incident Response, Intrusion methods, Attack Monitoring, Networks, Threat and Vulnerability Management. However candidates must also have the communication and interpersonal skills required to persuade and influence business functions and technical teams.
The IT Security Operations engineer will have a remit to help build out and define IT Security for the bank
To function as a technical security subject matter expert and ensure that the confidentiality, Integrity and availability of information systems are maintained to protect customer, corporate and 3rd party data.
IT Security operates a continuous improvement programme and as such expects colleagues to contribute and assist in the development of this important function.
Participation in call-out rota as required.
The IT Security Operations engineer needs to have good knowledge of IT Security standards such as ISO 27001, PCI-DSS and NIST standards.

To apply for this role please visit our website:

http://www.vanquiscareers.co.uk/_ats/

Please note: once the closing date has been reached we will review all CVs. Should we wish to progress your application we will contact you within four weeks of the closing date. If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.

On occasion we identify alternative roles that may be suitable for applicants and therefore we may retain your CV for up to six months for this purpose. If you do not wish us to contact you or hold your CV on file for six months please contact us. We welcome applications from every area of the community, regardless of age, gender, race, nationality, colour, ethnic origin, disability, sexuality, religion or beliefs, and believe that everyone should be treated fairly and consistently. We are TCF (Treating Customers Fairly) ambassadors and believe that everything we do as a company should benefit our