Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer
Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer
£45,000 -- £50,000 plus excellent benefits (30 days holiday etc)
Occasional travel may be required to one of our offices or student hubs across the UK
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Full Time – Permanent
Arden University
We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education. There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.
The IT Department
The Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer sits within our Technology Department that is crucial to making sure our employees and students can work effectively, deliver projects, find the right solutions and ensure we develop the technology that will make the biggest difference. Our IT team is made up of around 60 employees with a vast range of skills from Software Development to IT Operations and IT Security. Our IT Department values employee development and we have lots of great examples of employee progression and promotions within the team.
The Role – Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer
We are currently recruiting a Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer to join our expanding Cyber Security team. Are you looking for the next step in your information security career? Do you want to join a team from the start and really make your mark? If so, our Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer role could be for you!
As our new Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer, you will be a member of the Information Security Team and responsible for actively implementing new cyber security controls into the University’s infrastructure; investigating and reporting on attempted and actual breaches; compiling reports and data for incidents as they occur and throughout the incident management process. The role is key in enhancing security measures, improving performance and ensuring end-user satisfaction within Arden University’s IT Infrastructure.
About You:
The right Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer candidate will have:
Essential:
- Significant Practical experience in applying cyber security protection and detection technologies.
- Strong IT skills and knowledge including hardware, software, networking infrastructure and cloud services
- Significant work experience with incident detection, incident response and forensics
- Expert knowledge of the following
- Technical aspects of security architecture, including the operation and management of security tools and systems.
- Skills in applying current and emerging technologies to meet operational needs.
- Security protocols and principles.
- Security systems including anti-virus applications, content filtering, authentication systems, and device encryption.
- security technologies related to Firewalls, Endpoint Protection (EDR, XDR), DNS, VPN, MFA, DDOS mitigation technologies, networking wired and wireless technologies (such as Cisco Meraki).
Desirable:
- Recognised information security certification e.g. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), CompTIA Security+
- Experience of Dev/Ops practices including automation, CI & CD Pipelines (e.g. Jenkins)
- Experience of AWS, especially EC2, VPC, RDS, S3, Cloudfront, Route 53, IAM, CloudWatch
Why Arden:
At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:
- 30 days holiday, add the bank holiday on top, and we even throw in Christmas closure
- A generous Aviva pension plan, our contributions start at 7%
- PMI
- Study any Arden course for free, with generous discount for all family and friends
- Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
- Plus, other competitive benefits!
Arden’s values:
Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations. For the full job description, click here, or to start your journey with us, click apply!
Closing Date: Monday 4th November
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.
- Department
- Information Technology
- Locations
- Birmingham Campus, Coventry, Manchester Campus, Tower Hill Campus, Leeds Campus
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Working model
- Hybrid
About Arden University
Since 1990, Arden University has reshaped flexible higher education, becoming a beacon for accessible learning. Beginning as a trusted online partner for UK universities, we've transformed into a symbol of online and blended degree courses designed for modern lives. With over 90 career-focused qualifications, validated by prestigious bodies like the British Psychological Society and Chartered Management Institute, our dedication to exceptional education stands strong.
Our mission is forward-looking and purposeful. We understand the evolving needs of employers and the global economy, driving us to champion meaningful change. Through our Study Centres in the UK (Manchester, Birmingham, London, Leeds) and Berlin, Germany, we empower a diverse student community to access life-altering degree pathways.
At our core lies equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging, rooted in the belief that education is a force for both individual and collective progress. By seamlessly merging technology and education, we're breaking down barriers and revolutionizing conventional learning models.
Join our community of around 1,100 colleagues in shaping a more accessible, inclusive, and brighter future for all.
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