ARM (Advanced Resource Managers)
Reading, Berkshire
Threat Intelligence Specialist 6 months £540 per day (Inside IR35) 5 Days per week in Reading My client in the telecommunications industry are looking for a Threat Intelligence Specialist to join their fast-paced team on an initial 6 month contract. The role will be fully on site in Reading so a local candidate will be most ideal. Responsibilities in the role; Identify information security and Threat Intelligence requirements and oversight of delivery by: Identifying business unit Priority Intelligence Requirements that enable the business unit to conduct its business continuously in a secure manner. Analysis of information across Strategic, Operational and Tactical arenas into actionable intelligence that allows stakeholders to make informed decisions. Ensuring delivery of the Threat Intelligence programme within the business unit, delivery of services and products provided by Group Security. Where services are delivered by external providers, ensuring delivery of the Threat Intelligence services as per requirements of business unit. Engage with the business unit to: Develop an understanding of business goals in order to constructively engage senior business leaders on information security, identifying key threats and areas for improvement, driving appropriate risk management decisions and collaborating with partners to achieve positive outcomes and business benefits Ensure emerging information and cyber security threats to the business are identified, discussed with senior business leadership and addressed through presented opportunities of security innovation. Build strong relationships within the business to gain an understanding of security-related business threats, vulnerabilities and risks. Facilitate Group Security support to business projects as the subject matter expert providing guidance and support in implementing Threat Intelligence project requirements. Embedding information security and cyber across the business unit by: Establish positive relationships engaging with technical teams and executives to deliver regular Threat Intelligence reporting and mitigation advisory and seek continuous improvement of TVM process. Monitoring of threat actors and groups, and identifying key trends leveraging internal and external threat data to enable positive business outcomes, keeping senior business leadership informed about information security-related issues and activities potentially affecting the organisation. Assist in running a threat intelligence platform that can store cyber threat intelligence idioms such as threat actors, exploit targets from disparate sources, devices, communities and industries in a structured & standardized way. Focus on awareness and training including by; Briefing regularly the business unit senior leadership team on cyber threats and risks profile. Delivering awareness and training to the relevant business unit team and high-risk users. Communicating the importance and promoting awareness of information security to the business. Increasing business awareness of emerging security threats and risks. Helping develop a security culture within the business. Partnering with the different functions working on controls by: Supporting Incident Response activities providing further context, OSINT support and behavioural analysis in the event of a security incident impacting the business unit. Maintaining a balanced relationship with risk functions, compliance functions and with internal and external audit functions. Ensure timely delivery of actionable threat intelligence across the organisation, including key stakeholders; Security Operations, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Security Leadership, Fraud Prevention and Industry intelligence communities. Continuous Improvement through the delivery of; Provide mentoring and development of Threat Intelligence Analysts through sharing learnings and best practices. Act as the point of escalation and support for Threat Intelligence analysts in the event of complex security incidents. Develop proven structure and processes such as run books that help the team achieve outstanding results. Championing and supporting Group Security's wider BCM, Incident and Crisis Management functions. Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.
26/04/2024
Project-based
Threat Intelligence Specialist 6 months £540 per day (Inside IR35) 5 Days per week in Reading My client in the telecommunications industry are looking for a Threat Intelligence Specialist to join their fast-paced team on an initial 6 month contract. The role will be fully on site in Reading so a local candidate will be most ideal. Responsibilities in the role; Identify information security and Threat Intelligence requirements and oversight of delivery by: Identifying business unit Priority Intelligence Requirements that enable the business unit to conduct its business continuously in a secure manner. Analysis of information across Strategic, Operational and Tactical arenas into actionable intelligence that allows stakeholders to make informed decisions. Ensuring delivery of the Threat Intelligence programme within the business unit, delivery of services and products provided by Group Security. Where services are delivered by external providers, ensuring delivery of the Threat Intelligence services as per requirements of business unit. Engage with the business unit to: Develop an understanding of business goals in order to constructively engage senior business leaders on information security, identifying key threats and areas for improvement, driving appropriate risk management decisions and collaborating with partners to achieve positive outcomes and business benefits Ensure emerging information and cyber security threats to the business are identified, discussed with senior business leadership and addressed through presented opportunities of security innovation. Build strong relationships within the business to gain an understanding of security-related business threats, vulnerabilities and risks. Facilitate Group Security support to business projects as the subject matter expert providing guidance and support in implementing Threat Intelligence project requirements. Embedding information security and cyber across the business unit by: Establish positive relationships engaging with technical teams and executives to deliver regular Threat Intelligence reporting and mitigation advisory and seek continuous improvement of TVM process. Monitoring of threat actors and groups, and identifying key trends leveraging internal and external threat data to enable positive business outcomes, keeping senior business leadership informed about information security-related issues and activities potentially affecting the organisation. Assist in running a threat intelligence platform that can store cyber threat intelligence idioms such as threat actors, exploit targets from disparate sources, devices, communities and industries in a structured & standardized way. Focus on awareness and training including by; Briefing regularly the business unit senior leadership team on cyber threats and risks profile. Delivering awareness and training to the relevant business unit team and high-risk users. Communicating the importance and promoting awareness of information security to the business. Increasing business awareness of emerging security threats and risks. Helping develop a security culture within the business. Partnering with the different functions working on controls by: Supporting Incident Response activities providing further context, OSINT support and behavioural analysis in the event of a security incident impacting the business unit. Maintaining a balanced relationship with risk functions, compliance functions and with internal and external audit functions. Ensure timely delivery of actionable threat intelligence across the organisation, including key stakeholders; Security Operations, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Security Leadership, Fraud Prevention and Industry intelligence communities. Continuous Improvement through the delivery of; Provide mentoring and development of Threat Intelligence Analysts through sharing learnings and best practices. Act as the point of escalation and support for Threat Intelligence analysts in the event of complex security incidents. Develop proven structure and processes such as run books that help the team achieve outstanding results. Championing and supporting Group Security's wider BCM, Incident and Crisis Management functions. Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.
SC cleared Software Solutions Architect Portsmouth (5 days a wweek on site) 12 months initially £92.37 Inside IR35/Umbrella Due to the urgent nature of the role candidates must have current and transferrable SC Clearance. Role Description A senior role with in the Training & Simulation team responsible for defining the overall strategic direction of the software solution for the Training & Simulation Maritime Synthetic Core (MSC) Defining, developing, assessing and reviewing the set of architectural artefacts required to identify the software elements necessary to satisfy software and/or system requirements for the MSC Establishing, maintaining and/or enhancing the set of transformational activities and supporting tools deployed to develop and maintain software design artefacts and related work products throughout the engineering life cycle for the MSC. Providing specialist expertise to guide development of creative and innovative software solutions utilise analysis and fault finding skills in support of product prototyping/development and to enhance MSC performance. This position is based in Portsmouth but will require occasional travel to exhibitions, conferences, subcontractor and customer sites. Core Duties Produce, document, own and maintain the MSC software architecture(s), clearly communicating the associated software solutions to the wider team. Design and document the software architecture for Training and Simulation products, taking account of the need to design for the modernisation and modularisation of existing capability, commonality of approach and re-use of capability across solutions, integration of new capabilities and open standards and integration of third party products and capabilities Provide specialist expertise to guide development of creative and innovative software solutions utilise analysis and fault finding skills in support of product prototyping/development and to enhance product performance. Define, implement and maintain the software configuration management toolsets and processes needed to manage the product software, including structure of repositories, build processes and seek endorsement from the Head of Engineering and Technology/Product Lead for the proposed approach. Design software solutions to meet overarching functional requirements. Provide guidance to and co-ordinate with Project teams in the integration of product software into deliverable systems and systems architecture. Support bid work undertaken by projects and Business Development including solution design, documentation and software estimating. Design for product security and produce solutions that address Maritime Services Cyber Security and Export Control requirements. Working experience of Host infrastructure systems and software development using a variety of software languages. Network communications for local and wide area connectivity. Knowledge of synthetic environments and associated communication protocols eg High Level Architecture (HLA). Knowledge and understanding of training systems and combat system capabilities, interfaces and integration. Knowledge of technology trends and their potential road maps. Awareness and understanding of different stakeholders and their organizational structures is essential. Knowledge and experience of the client's Systems' engineering governance and life cycle management processes is desirable. Excellent awareness of emerging software techniques and technologies. Skills: Ability to design solutions that integrate systems and software across multiple projects. Ability to design solutions that integrate third party applications across multiple projects. Excellent problem solving skills required for complex systems and software issues. Self-reliant. Able to be self-motivated and work without direction when required to achieve the overall objectives. Experience of multiple software languages Technically lead the software design process and resultant solutions Able to clearly present and justify complex information and concepts to a wide range of stakeholders both internally and externally. Ability to prioritise workload across multiple projects and concurrent developments/requirements. Able to build strong relationships at all levels internally and externally. The ability to understand and propose solution recommendations and trade-offs on software technical aspects pertaining to the projects whilst ensuring the balance between technical risk and cost is fully understood for the solutions, is essential. The ability to communicate well and work collaboratively with colleagues, team members, line management and senior management is essential. Qualifications: Degree qualified or equivalent technical professional experience and have relevant IT and/or business experience. Defence industry is ideal, but open to other industries providing they have the relevant technical experience. About the team you'll be working in Sits within the product team, part of the wider Training & Simulation Team Reporting in to Product Delivery Lead Software and Systems Team of 13 that has plans to grow over the year.
25/04/2024
Project-based
SC cleared Software Solutions Architect Portsmouth (5 days a wweek on site) 12 months initially £92.37 Inside IR35/Umbrella Due to the urgent nature of the role candidates must have current and transferrable SC Clearance. Role Description A senior role with in the Training & Simulation team responsible for defining the overall strategic direction of the software solution for the Training & Simulation Maritime Synthetic Core (MSC) Defining, developing, assessing and reviewing the set of architectural artefacts required to identify the software elements necessary to satisfy software and/or system requirements for the MSC Establishing, maintaining and/or enhancing the set of transformational activities and supporting tools deployed to develop and maintain software design artefacts and related work products throughout the engineering life cycle for the MSC. Providing specialist expertise to guide development of creative and innovative software solutions utilise analysis and fault finding skills in support of product prototyping/development and to enhance MSC performance. This position is based in Portsmouth but will require occasional travel to exhibitions, conferences, subcontractor and customer sites. Core Duties Produce, document, own and maintain the MSC software architecture(s), clearly communicating the associated software solutions to the wider team. Design and document the software architecture for Training and Simulation products, taking account of the need to design for the modernisation and modularisation of existing capability, commonality of approach and re-use of capability across solutions, integration of new capabilities and open standards and integration of third party products and capabilities Provide specialist expertise to guide development of creative and innovative software solutions utilise analysis and fault finding skills in support of product prototyping/development and to enhance product performance. Define, implement and maintain the software configuration management toolsets and processes needed to manage the product software, including structure of repositories, build processes and seek endorsement from the Head of Engineering and Technology/Product Lead for the proposed approach. Design software solutions to meet overarching functional requirements. Provide guidance to and co-ordinate with Project teams in the integration of product software into deliverable systems and systems architecture. Support bid work undertaken by projects and Business Development including solution design, documentation and software estimating. Design for product security and produce solutions that address Maritime Services Cyber Security and Export Control requirements. Working experience of Host infrastructure systems and software development using a variety of software languages. Network communications for local and wide area connectivity. Knowledge of synthetic environments and associated communication protocols eg High Level Architecture (HLA). Knowledge and understanding of training systems and combat system capabilities, interfaces and integration. Knowledge of technology trends and their potential road maps. Awareness and understanding of different stakeholders and their organizational structures is essential. Knowledge and experience of the client's Systems' engineering governance and life cycle management processes is desirable. Excellent awareness of emerging software techniques and technologies. Skills: Ability to design solutions that integrate systems and software across multiple projects. Ability to design solutions that integrate third party applications across multiple projects. Excellent problem solving skills required for complex systems and software issues. Self-reliant. Able to be self-motivated and work without direction when required to achieve the overall objectives. Experience of multiple software languages Technically lead the software design process and resultant solutions Able to clearly present and justify complex information and concepts to a wide range of stakeholders both internally and externally. Ability to prioritise workload across multiple projects and concurrent developments/requirements. Able to build strong relationships at all levels internally and externally. The ability to understand and propose solution recommendations and trade-offs on software technical aspects pertaining to the projects whilst ensuring the balance between technical risk and cost is fully understood for the solutions, is essential. The ability to communicate well and work collaboratively with colleagues, team members, line management and senior management is essential. Qualifications: Degree qualified or equivalent technical professional experience and have relevant IT and/or business experience. Defence industry is ideal, but open to other industries providing they have the relevant technical experience. About the team you'll be working in Sits within the product team, part of the wider Training & Simulation Team Reporting in to Product Delivery Lead Software and Systems Team of 13 that has plans to grow over the year.
A Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud and Server) is required for my client based in Manchester. This is a hybrid position, with 1-2 days per week on site (potential for some flexibility). Candidates must be locally based, no more than 1 hour outside of Manchester. Our client is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud and Server) to work within their Digital Services team. The successful candidate will: Proactively support the provision and development of an Information and Communications Technology service to meet the needs of the organisation now and in the future. Support the delivery of the blueprint for the future development of the technical landscape, Focus on the use of server and cloud technologies as an enabler to deliver organisational outcomes, also supporting the delivery of third line support services. You will have: Extensive experience working in IT infrastructure or an equivalent role Experience in all aspects of designing, planning, implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting a complex on-prem and cloud infrastructure environment. Proven experience designing and supporting cloud-based infrastructure solutions. Proven experience acting as the technical lead on large and technically complex projects. Experience deploying large complex infrastructure solutions, in the cloud or on-prem. In-depth understanding of security in relation to on-prem or cloud deployments. Knowledge of IT security best practices, for example interpretation of National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) guidance, Microsoft security best practice, etc. A general understanding of networking and DMZ networking, including within Azure. You will also have knowledge and demonstratable experience across a wide range of technologies, as listed in the role profile, including: Azure, AD DS, AD FS Microsoft Entra ID and Conditional Access Group policy, DNS and DHCP RADIUS, WAP PKI and certificate infrastructure Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, AOVPN Windows Server 2016 and above Monitoring (SolarWinds) Backup technologies (Rubrik) Dell, VMware and NetApp data centre technologies The role will involve working an out of hours, On-Call rota which includes an additional payment of around £4000 per year. The client also offers a 'Flexible working scheme', more details of this can be provided. The Headquarters also includes an on-site gym.
24/04/2024
Full time
A Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud and Server) is required for my client based in Manchester. This is a hybrid position, with 1-2 days per week on site (potential for some flexibility). Candidates must be locally based, no more than 1 hour outside of Manchester. Our client is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud and Server) to work within their Digital Services team. The successful candidate will: Proactively support the provision and development of an Information and Communications Technology service to meet the needs of the organisation now and in the future. Support the delivery of the blueprint for the future development of the technical landscape, Focus on the use of server and cloud technologies as an enabler to deliver organisational outcomes, also supporting the delivery of third line support services. You will have: Extensive experience working in IT infrastructure or an equivalent role Experience in all aspects of designing, planning, implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting a complex on-prem and cloud infrastructure environment. Proven experience designing and supporting cloud-based infrastructure solutions. Proven experience acting as the technical lead on large and technically complex projects. Experience deploying large complex infrastructure solutions, in the cloud or on-prem. In-depth understanding of security in relation to on-prem or cloud deployments. Knowledge of IT security best practices, for example interpretation of National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) guidance, Microsoft security best practice, etc. A general understanding of networking and DMZ networking, including within Azure. You will also have knowledge and demonstratable experience across a wide range of technologies, as listed in the role profile, including: Azure, AD DS, AD FS Microsoft Entra ID and Conditional Access Group policy, DNS and DHCP RADIUS, WAP PKI and certificate infrastructure Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, AOVPN Windows Server 2016 and above Monitoring (SolarWinds) Backup technologies (Rubrik) Dell, VMware and NetApp data centre technologies The role will involve working an out of hours, On-Call rota which includes an additional payment of around £4000 per year. The client also offers a 'Flexible working scheme', more details of this can be provided. The Headquarters also includes an on-site gym.