Senior Security Operations Analyst

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in safeguarding Penguin Random House?

Our Security Operations team, an integral part of the Technology and Information Security community here at Penguin, is recruiting for a Senior Security Operations Analyst.

Our Security Operations team, located across London and Essex, is dedicated to monitoring and protecting the security and integrity of our systems against technical risks, which aim to preserve the values and reputation of the Penguin brand. As our Senior Security Operations Analyst, you will be at the forefront of this mission.

The role

You will lead and inspire continuous improvement in the adoption and utilisation of advanced security tools, processes and services. This hands-on technical role will see you working closely with the Head of Security Operations to maintain and enhance our security posture.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure that technical security controls are operating effectively.

• Play a leadership role in the team, and deputise for the Head of Security Operations as needed, to proactively challenge and drive continuous improvement with the use of security tooling.

• Be a subject matter expert, assuming ownership for several security solutions and create a programme of work to increase capability and measurable value from security investments.

• Drive improvements to our security posture through metrics.

• Own and implement technical platform changes for security toolsets.

• Lead on identifying and implementing security automation use cases and integration between security tools.

• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with various stakeholder groups and be an advocate for Security Operations by sharing knowledge and insights.

• Have oversight of services delivered by MSPs and maintain effective relationships with selected outsourced vendors.

• When required, take the lead on technical incident responses and investigations, ensuring rapid response, containment, and business recovery from cyber incidents.

• Conduct security control reviews across a range of control types and techniques.

• Contribute to the development of information security and technical standards and guidelines.

• Advise and guide other members of the Security Operations team where needed.

• Produce technical and management reports as needed on a weekly or monthly basis.

You will bring:

Essential criteria:

• High levels of energy, drive, enthusiasm and ownership for improving technical security controls.

• Deep knowledge and experience across various security domains, including Infrastructure, Cloud, Applications and Networks.

• Hands-on knowledge of technical security solutions in the following areas:

  • EDR & SIEM

  • Vulnerability Management

  • Attack Surface Management

  • Network Security Management

  • Application Security

  • Cloud Security Posture Management

  • Data Security Posture Management

  • Data Loss Prevention Technologies

  • Email Security

  • Threat Intelligence

• An ability to build strong stakeholder relationships across the Technology division, to provide executive reporting where required. 

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV by 11:59pm on Sunday 26th January.

• Please note we are looking for someone to join the team as soon as possible, but we are also happy to accommodate a reasonable notice period for the right candidate.

• We anticipate a two-stage interview process which will include a virtual first-stage interview and in-person second stage interview. We are happy to discuss this further with you throughout the recruitment process.

Salary: Circa £60,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

What you can expect from us

Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Our benefits include:

• Financial – income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance

• Wellbeing – healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks

• Lifestyle – enhanced parental leave, tech scheme, free and discounted books

For our full benefits list please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/

Hybrid working

While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important.

Hybrid working is our current practise with time spent working from home or in our London office. Time required in the office will vary depending on projects and collaborative working sessions, and we are happy to discuss this during the interview process.

About Penguin

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

The recruitment process

You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the ‘What you will bring’ section. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Company: The Random House Group Limited 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: London 

City: London 

Postal Code: SW11 7BW 

Job ID: 276742