Job Description
Information Security Specialist
Join Allianz plc, a leading insurance company with over 700,000 customers across Ireland, as an experienced Information Security Specialist.
As a trusted partner to our customers, we're seeking a highly motivated individual with strong ambitions for professional development to grow security expertise within our experienced team.
With a strong technical background in security principles and their application to Information Security Risk Management, you'll be responsible for performing Information Security risk assessments, ensuring adherence to our Security policy, and conducting assessments of management, operation, and technical security controls of IT systems.
You'll also research potential vulnerabilities in IT systems and networks, perform governance and oversight activities on identity & access management, and undertake third-party risk assessments.
As a key member of our Information Security Team, you'll maintain an understanding of the evolving threat landscape and analyze and test systems security.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform Information Security risk assessments
- Ensure adherence to Allianz Group and local Security policy, directives, standards, and guidelines
- Conduct assessments of management, operation, and technical security controls of IT systems
- Research potential vulnerabilities in IT systems and networks
- Perform governance and oversight activities on identity & access management
- Undertake third-party risk assessments
- Analyze and test systems security
Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years Information Security risk assessment experience
- Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles and methods
- Technical background in one or more of the following: Identity & Access Management, Third Party Risk Management, M365, and Azure Cloud Security
- Working understanding of a broad range of security controls, including secure network design concepts, vulnerability management, security monitoring, antivirus technologies, etc.
Desirable Experience:
- Understanding of best practices and frameworks such as COBIT, ISO, ISF, NIST, CIS, and OWASP
- Systems administration of one or more of Linux, Windows Server, and Active Directory or i Series AS/400
- Previous experience performing application, vendor, and/or infrastructure risk assessments
- Exposure to Data Analysis, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence
- Understanding of business continuity planning relative to various cyber threat scenarios
- Cyber Security Management Reporting with experience with M365, Power BI, Power Apps
- Exposure to Qualys suite of vulnerability management tools, Service Now, and/or Dell One Identity Manager
- Familiarity with security architecture concepts, Power Shell scripting, or penetration testing experience
Benefits:
- Work From Home
- Meal Allowance / Canteen
- Paid Holidays
- Parking
- Laptop / WFH Equipment
- Hybrid Working
- Healthcare
- Pension