Information Security Specialist
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As Information Security Specialist you will help strengthen the organisation's ISMS and security governance. You will work closely with IT, business teams and suppliers to improve the overall security posture, covering risk assessments, audits, and incident response. The role offers exposure across governance, risk, compliance and security operations within an established organisation. This is a chance to contribute to ISO 27001 alignment and vulnerability management at scale.
Pay / Benefits- competitive salary
- benefits package
- Conduct information security risk assessments
- Support security audits, compliance and risk management
- Monitor security alerts, threats and vulnerabilities
- Assist incident investigation and response
- Coordinate vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
- Review security requirements for new systems and projects
- Support third-party and supplier security assessments
- Develop security awareness initiatives and training
- Monitor controls across endpoint security, firewalls, encryption, identity management and MFA
- Produce security metrics, reports and dashboards
- 3+ years’ experience in information security, cybersecurity, IT risk or compliance
- A relevant degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, IT or similar
- Knowledge of ISO 27001 and/or NIS2
- Experience with security audits, risk assessments and compliance
- Knowledge of Identity & Access Management, Security Monitoring, Endpoint Security, Vulnerability Management, Network Security and Incident Response
- Experience with Microsoft 365, Azure and Entra ID
- Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate technical security concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong communication
- Analytical thinking
- Problem-solving
- ISO 27001
- NIS2
- Identity & Access Management
Reference: WJ-747_31294153 · Posted 14 Nov 2026, 11:37 PM