Endpoint Security Engineer (hybrid or remote)

• About Us

   

  The world isn’t standing still, and neither is Allstate. We’re moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers’ evolving needs. That’s why now is an exciting time to join our team. You’ll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future for the greater good.

   

  You’ll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. We empower every employee to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. Our people are our greatest strength, and we work as one team in service of our customers and communities.

   

  Allstate operate a very flexible hybrid working policy that will allow you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager with a blend of remote and office working for NI based employees as well as condensed working patterns (4 day week/9 day fortnight). Employees based in GB will be employed on a permanent remote working contract.

   

  Join our team and you’ll find challenge and reward in a culture of innovation, support and balance. 

   

   

  Location

   

  Belfast/Derry-Londonderry/Strabane/ Remote GB

   

   

  Your role in the team

   

  As an Endpoint Security Engineer, you will be a technical endpoint security specialist for a very diverse enterprise.  You will be working with a team that is responsible for engineering endpoint security capabilities, endpoint roadmap development, and support of endpoint security technologies in a rapidly changing security sector in a large enterprise. 

   

  The ideal Endpoint Security Engineer will be adept in learning new security capabilities, adaptable, take initiative, and be a team player.  Knowledge sharing is highly encouraged.  You will be an Endpoint Security Engineer in a very challenging, complex, and rewarding organization. 

   

   

  Responsibilities

   

  • Ensure endpoint security solutions, policies and emerging technology are on track to meet and respond to threats to our data and endpoint infrastructure. 
  • Ensure all technologies are operationally ready and that the endpoint security, GSFC and NOC teams are enabled to execute on capabilities as needed to resolve operational issues or business requirements.
  • Capabilities development, maintenance, and support of our current endpoint security technologies.  You will partner closely with Endpoint Operations in the deployment of emerging security capabilities, lifecycle management of current capabilities, and develop metrics to be executed by Endpoint Security Operations. 
  • Level 2 incident management, coordination of change activities, and development of SOP documentation in concert with Endpoint Operations. 
  • On-call support will also be required 

   

   

  So, what are the essential criteria to apply?

   

  • All candidates must evidence an existing right to work in the UK
  • 4+ years’ work experience in security, networking, or related technology-based role.
  • Moderate Experience with EDR & EPP technologies
  • Intermediate troubleshooting skills of core network and OS performance using a variety of tools (Wireshark, Procmon, taskman etc)
  • Ability to write rules, policies, and exclusions for Endpoint products

   

   

  We also have some desirable criteria

   

  • AV experience preferred (Mcafee, Crowdstrike, Tanium, Defender, Cyberark, etc)
  • Foundational to Intermediate experience reading and writing documentation for Infrastructure Security implementations
  • Foundational to Intermediate knowledge of audit requirements (PCI, HIPAA, SOX, etc.)
  • Foundational to Intermediate knowledge of AWS and Azure cloud concepts
  • Foundational to Intermediate knowledge of scripting (PowerShell, Bash, VB, SQL etc)
  • Foundational to Intermediate knowledge of Endpoint Operating Systems (Windows, Mac, Linux)
  • Familiarity with Incident and Change Management Tools
  • Networking firewall experience
  • Encryption Technology experience
  • Privileged access management experience
  • Ability to provide end to end support to enterprise counterparts, identifying root cause of complex enterprise initiative
  • Certifications in area of specialty a plus. 

   

  On-call Requirements

   

  • On-Call rota.  Flexibility required to meet business needs

   

   

  What we offer

   

  As Digital DNA’s Workplace of the Year 2020 & 2022 winners, we offer a generous benefits package that includes flexible annual leave entitlement, dental and healthcare insurance, an attractive pension package and discounts on gym memberships, public transport and parking.

   

  Allstate invests heavily in your development, as an employee you will have access to multiple world-class learning platforms and courses from our award-winning in-house Learning & Development team.

   

  We pride ourselves in providing clear career paths and opportunities for internal mobility allowing you to further develop within the organisation.

   

  We encourage a better work life balance and you’ll have the opportunity to apply for various flexible working arrangements.

   

   

  Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities

   

  Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants.  This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability.

   

  We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit.

   

  Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position.

   

   

  The closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 8^th September 2022