About us
From day one, you’ll notice there is something special about working at Davy. Our success is built on nearly 100 years of forging strong relationships with our clients and developing the careers of Ireland’s future business leaders.
Established in 1926, the Davy Group sits at the heart of wealth and capital in Ireland, providing a broad range of services to high-net-worth individuals, self-directed investors, small-to-medium enterprises, credit unions, corporations, and domestic & international institutional investors.
Our culture is shaped around three values, which are at the heart of everything we do: client success, one Davy, and building a proud legacy. Sharing the same goals, we work together to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients. As part of a team of over 900, you will be encouraged to learn and to grow, both professionally and personally.
About the role
An exciting opportunity has opened up for an Information Security Lead at Davy. In the role, the successful candidate will:
1. Be at technical escalation point and team lead for security team members
2. Take a lead role in managing, validating, and designing the key technical security controls that secure our business
3. Manage and coordinate security incident response processes
4. Review & investigate the output of security tools, including endpoint protection, email security, vulnerability management platform, SIEM, firewall, web proxies, identity platforms etc.
5. Manage the implementation and development of the security awareness training program
6. Monitor the effectiveness of key security & IT controls
7. Provide IT security oversight and guidance on technology projects and third party risk assessments
8. Take a lead role in selecting and evaluating new and emerging IT security technologies
9. Maintain an awareness of emerging security threats and developments.
10. Ensure that our policies and practices align with relevant industry practices and standards
11. Oversee third party management assurance activities and key point of contact for your security managed services
12. Become a key member of wider IT team to support the overall Davy strategy
Requirements
About you
We are looking for somebody who has the following background and skills:
13. We are looking for somebody who has the following background and skills:
14. Analytical, organised and problem-solving temperament by nature with the ability to troubleshoot issues independently.
15. 5+ years of experience in Information Security, combining technical hands-on experience with experience managing a small team of analysts
16. At least one of Security+, CEH, OSCP, CISA, CISM, CISSP or related certifications.
17. Excellent written and strong verbal communication skills.
18. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Windows, Linux, networking technologies
Advantageous
19. Degree in Information Security or IT
20. M365/Azure Information Security and/or infrastructure certifications
21. IT Audit experience
22. Knowledge of IT Security best practices
23. Knowledge of Information Security and Risk frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, CIS etc.
Problem Solving
24. An ability to engage the process and best practice associated with creative problem solving.
25. A methodical approach to incident management which identifies similarities and overlaps to recognise problems and recommend improvements.
26. Strong technical skills are required to understand the infrastructure environment and meet the organisation’s needs.
Communications
27. A clear understanding of how to identify business needs and driver and how to deal effectively with a variety of situations.
28. An awareness of the needs of developing professional relationships
29. An understanding of security metrics and service level agreements (SLA’s)
30. An ability to provide clear and appropriate updates to colleagues in a professional and appropriate fashion.
Schedule Management
31. An ability to work to clearly defined priorities.
32. An ability to maintain a professional and courteous demeanour while at times working under pressurised situations.
33. An ability to manage one’s workload to ensure adherence to predefines SLA based on business priorities
34. An ability to multi-task and respond to changing priorities.
Benefits
What we offer
We offer a range of benefits and experiences to support your professional and personal growth, whatever your career stage. Our benefits are not just a number. Yes, we offer competitive salary, annual performance-related discretionary bonus, annual flexible benefits, employer pension contribution, and multiple insurance coverage. But more than that, we focus on developing our people to be their best, professionally and personally.
Training support provided by award-winning Learning & Development Team, extensive sports & social programmes (including free on-site gym & fitness studio), flexible working options, employee assistance programme, enhanced leave options, and social & community care initiatives are just some of the ways our people can empower themselves to be their best.
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