IT Security Controls Tester

Aviva; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000

Job description

IT Security Controls Tester (Open)

Salary: London circa £45,000, National circa £35,000

Are you interested to further develop your skills/career in IT Security and Assurance? If the answer is yes, then we would love to hear from you!

We have an exciting opportunity for an IT Security Controls Tester to join our diverse team. The role would suit a Computer Science graduate, or a Junior Security Controls Tester looking to develop their security and IT controls knowledge across a wide variety of IT platforms and environments - an excellent entry into a career in IT Security assurance.

A bit about the job:

As an adaptable IT Security Controls Tester, you will be responsible for:

• Delivery of controls testing activity as required, and support in the delivery of testing activity by other colleagues within the team
• Report on the status of controls testing activity and on issues arising from this testing to colleagues at all levels
• Identify potential risks and issues and, where required, collaborate closely with Operational and Risk colleagues to formally raise these
• Independently and effectively manage own workload and time, including maintenance/measuring of personal development plans and objectives
• Provide support, guidance and mentoring to junior peers and new recruits on technical aspects of testing. Be positively and actively engaged in the work of the function

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• A good knowledge of IT systems, security and/or day to day IT operations
• Strong analytical and teamwork skills and a dedication to personal development and a desire to learn
• The ability to work actively and effectively as part of a distributed team to deliver results alongside superb communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Desirable: A degree, ideally in a technology related subject and/or relevant organisational and subject matter expertise and relevant industry qualification (e.g. CISA, SSCP, CISSP)
• Desirable: A specialisation in any of the following: Windows Technologies, Unix, Linux, Oracle, Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure), Cryptography or System Architecture

What you’ll get for this role:

• Starting salary: London circa £45,000, National circa £35,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 8% of annual salary - Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Matthew Drew a call on 0121 368 5652 or send an email to [e-mail].