Job Introduction
Here at BPP we pride ourselves on providing the best possible client and learner experience, with our Information Security team maintaining the availability, confidentiality and integrity of BPP’s data and systems.
As the Security Operations Team Lead you will report to the Head of Information Security and be responsible for developing and managing the day-to-day security operations across the Group.
What if you read the description and don't meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway - we value diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusivity!
Why work for BPP?
It is a great time to join BPP as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP such as:
- Brilliantly, you can study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
- With hybrid working available, you’ll be able to split your time between one of our centres and wherever you choose to call home.
- We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts and much more.
- Other key benefits include our Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family.
What you’ll be doing
In this role you will act as the primary support for students on financial services programmes.
As such, you will be responsible for:
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the Security Operations Centre (SOC) in partnership with our managed service provider.
- Develop the maturity of the Security Operations function across the Group.
- Produce monthly reporting on the on the performance of the unction for the Head of Information Security.
- Defining scope and conducting vulnerability assessments using internal tooling.
- Define penetration testing schedule and tracking remediation action from the tests.
- Detect, investigate, and respond to incidents and events, including leading on root cause analysis.
- Ensuring consistent controls, polices, and procedures are in place across the Group.
- Developing and growing a team.
What experience you’ll need
To be successful in this role you will need to have a proven track record in the following areas:
- Experience managing a 24/7 SOC capability using Managed Service Provider and in-house staff.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams with varying technical ability.
- Experience working with security frameworks and compliance standards, including ISO27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, NIST and PCI-DSS.
- Experience leading and developing a team.
- Experience with vulnerability management tools, such as Tenable.io.
- Experience with SIEM and SOAR platforms.
How will this process work?
The interview process for this position will consist of the following stages:
- Competency style interview with two team members – 60 minutes
BPP are a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!
