IT Specialist - Cyber Security

Location/s: Newcastle, United Kingdom
Recruiter contact: Nikki George
Hiring manager contact: Jamie King

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit  

Mott MacDonald’s support services are the driving force behind our organisation enabling us to run efficiently and effectively. The team works collaboratively to offer specialist advice, best practice and technology to all areas of our business specifically designed for our global reach.
 

Working as an IT Specialist in Cyber Security you will assist and advise the IT Manager for Cyber Security
 

Key duties and responsibilities include:

• Proactively seeking out the most effective means of monitoring data loss related activities, by use of existing tools, or the investigation of new tools and methods
• Assist in the monitoring and resolution of all data loss issues as they occur, driving through forensic investigation and remediation as appropriate.
• Feedback all lessons learned into Operational and/or Governance systems.
• Drive and support cyber security related changes in Operational teams

 
Governance

• Assist with driving cultural change in the organization by helping people understand data loss risks and make better choices to address enterprise security weaknesses
   

Communications

• Responsible for working with BMS and IT teams to communicate to the business and IT on known threats and best practices for preventing data loss, as they evolve.

Operational

• Advise on all requirements around data loss prevention and cyber security and appropriate use of specific systems or services, both those provided by IT or as required by the business, including projects with special security requirements and setup.
• Acting as a point of contact for data loss prevention within operational IT teams, advising on appropriate responses, escalating as required.
• Help to ensure that risk is measured and understood effectively by operational teams.
• Penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.
• Assist with prioritisation of security controls and remediation.
   

Architecture

• Review and recommend tools and processes for managing information security around new and existing systems.
• Price out, and advise on, the best data loss solutions.
• Identify, review and evaluate technology risk.
• Input to design choices for new systems to ensure security is addressed appropriately.
• Scan and provide feedback on new products and risks to inform management strategy.
   

Candidate Specification

Essential

• Develop, implement, and manage data loss prevention policies, procedures, and strategies to protect sensitive information.  
• Design and deploy DLP solutions to monitor, detect, and prevent data breaches across various endpoints, networks, and cloud environments.  
• Conduct risk assessments and gap analyses to identify vulnerabilities and recommend appropriate remediation measures.  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate DLP solutions into existing infrastructure and applications.
• Monitor security events and incidents related to data loss and respond promptly to mitigate potential threats.
• Stay up to date with emerging threats and industry best practices in data loss prevention and information security. 
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to internal stakeholders on DLP-related matters.
• Conduct training sessions and workshops to raise awareness of data security best practices among employees.

Desirable

• Incident Response Management: Ability to efficiently manage and coordinate responses to security incidents, including containment, eradication, and recovery processes.
• Threat Intelligence Analysis: Proficiency in analysing threat intelligence feeds and identifying emerging threats relevant to the organization's data security.
• Forensic Investigation: Experience in conducting digital forensic investigations to determine the root cause of security incidents and gather evidence for legal proceedings.
• Cloud Security: Knowledge of cloud computing security principles and best practices, including securing data stored in cloud environments and configuring cloud security controls.
• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM): Familiarity with SIEM platforms and the ability to configure, monitor, and analyse security events and logs for suspicious activity.
• Regulatory Compliance: Understanding of relevant data protection regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI DSS, and experience ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Penetration Testing: Experience in performing penetration tests to identify vulnerabilities in systems, applications, and networks, and recommending remediation measures.
• Security Awareness Training: Ability to develop and deliver security awareness training programs to educate employees about data security risks and best practices.
• Risk Management: Proficiency in conducting risk assessments, quantifying risk exposure, and developing risk mitigation strategies to prioritize security efforts.
• Programming and Scripting: Basic proficiency in programming languages to automate security tasks, analyse data, and develop custom security solutions.
   

Personal Attributes:

• Passionate about technology and learning.
• Ability to balance demands and priorities and think clearly under pressure.
• Attention to detail and a focus on quality.
• Excellent conflict resolution, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Logical and analytical approach to solving problems.

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

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UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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