Senior Information Security Consultant

About the role

It’s an exciting time to join the Security team here at AXA, with significant investment planned in all UK&I businesses to transform, deliver new digital services to our customers and streamline our business processes. With a consultative approach and a variety of exciting change projects on the horizon, we support the business as Subject Matter Experts whilst driving the outcome of secure solutions through assessing risk and building pragmatic solutions to mitigate those risks.

Working in the Security team, you’ll report into the Head of IT Security and gain fantastic exposure across the business as well as IT. You’ll play a key role in interacting with the business on a variety of workstreams, within some fantastic transformation projects and will need to have sound security technical skills, combined with an ability to convoy to non-technical internal customers and key decision makers.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You’ll work at least 40% of your week away from home, either at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

What you’ll be doing:

• Liaise with UK COO, AXA Health and Insurance project teams to manage the security portions of strategic projects, working within the project teams to achieve goals on time and on budget
• Deliver assigned UK security projects, enhancing our controls and closing new risks, on time and on budget
• Provide consultancy within the UK security team on the security aspects of business goals and plans outside CTO
• Build secure solutions which can be measured, for example on coverage, quantity and quality metrics
• Assist the rest of UK security producing risk assessments of group and third party tools and platforms as required
• Provide technical consultancy on third party risk for specific solutions
• Act as subject matter expert to the business and to other members of the security team as required
• Proactively investigate new threats to the business and propose solutions to address them

About you

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience working in an information security role implementing controls across a range of technologies e.g., Security Architect / Security Project Lead
• Strong customer focus to ensure internal stakeholder needs are met
• Experience of cloud technologies
• Information security risk management processes and best practice
• Disciplined and organised mind-set with a good attention to detail
• Ability to negotiate and resolve conflict
• Excellent time management skills including the ability to manage a demanding and variable workload with tight deadlines

Desirable:

• CISSP, CISM or other equivalent foundational security qualifications or experience
• CEH, OSCP, GIAC or other penetration testing security qualifications or experience
• SABSA, SANS or other technical architecture qualifications
• SAFE, Scrum, or other Agile methodology experience
• Data Protection, Risk, Legal or HR qualifications or experience

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorized to work in the United Kingdom.

What we offer

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary of up to £75,000 dependent on experience
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• AXA employee discounts
• Gym benefits

To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long term health condition or disability and require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to lauren.standen@axa-insurance.co.uk.

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About AXA

With a presence in over 60 countries, and 165,000 employees serving the needs of 107 million customers, AXA is big.

But never too big to care for every single person who works here. So when you join us, we promise to put our collective might behind you and your career.

You’ll work in an open and supportive environment where you’ll be developed, challenged and encouraged to move around to achieve even bigger and better things – nationally and internationally. You’ll learn directly from senior leaders, from the best in our business. And you’ll enjoy real responsibility, really early on.

Every large company today talks about supporting diversity and inclusion. But at AXA UK, these values form an integral part of everything we do. For us, it’s about bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being 100% themselves at work and delivering outstanding service to everyone – regardless of difference.

AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.