IT Engineer – IBM Storage Solution

Security Engineer required for market-leading financial services firm. The role will be centred around design and implementation of IBM Safguarded Copy (a protection mechanism for data).

Responsibilities:

• Implementing IBM Storage and specifically configuring the IBM Subsystem based Safeguarded storage capability to a pre-defined design.


• Work within the Information Security team to formulate solutions and services that create and maintain appropriate security measures and capabilities to protect against unauthorised access to electronically stored and/or transmitted information, and to protect against anticipated and cutting-edge threats and vulnerabilities


• Continually assessing potential information security risks and identifying a roadmap to improve the security posture of the organisation.


• Establish yourself as the Security Engineering SME for components of the Information Security Toolset


• Be an integral part of Security Engineering projects and solutions, including design, implementation, and on-going development of platforms such as SIEM, Firewalls, IDS, Mobile Device Management, Enterprise Password Management and Endpoint Security solutions


• Provide Security Engineering response to Production Incident and Problem investigations. Working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.


• Research new security-related technologies and advancement, and identify opportunities for continual improvement, providing recommendations for ongoing improvements to the organisation


• Maintain detailed sets of documentation for all network and security systems


• Technical knowledge and experience


• Strong technical experience in security engineering, with a focus on solution design and implementation


• Demonstrated experience with the management and development of data analysis platforms, presentation, alerting and applications


• Familiarity with industry security configuration standards, such as NCSC, NIST and CIS

Key Skills:

• GDPS Logical Copy Protection, GDPS zOS Proxy and GDPS Metro Mirror design, configuration, and implementation skills

As an ideal candidate, you will have an industry certification such as CISSP/CISM/CRISC and have expert knowledge of Security Engineering. You will also have a proven track record of delivering IBM Safguarded Copy in a similar role.