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Cyber Security Specialist - protecting our digital network and data, enhancing privacy and ensuring availability and legal compliance. Based Waltham Abbey (hybrid role) £65k p.a. + bonus & benefits Do you know what it takes to safeguard digital assets, protect customer data, and ensure a secure online environment for a national retailer? As the Cyber Security Specialist at Jollyes - The Pet People, you’ll play a pivotal role in strengthening our defenses, mitigating risks, and driving compliance in our dynamic retail landscape. Benefits: In return for your expertise and experience as our Cyber Security Specialist, we offer you: Competitive salary of £65k p.a. + company bonus scheme25 days annual leave plus bank holidaysPrivate Medical InsuranceCompany pension scheme (provided by Legal & General)Generous staff discount (on products and on services - grooming, pet clinics)Employee Reward Scheme (discounts from hundreds of online and high st retailers)Employee Assistance Programme (discounts & cash back on a range of medical services)Critical Illness & Life Assurance schemes Role Overview: As our Cyber Security Specialist, you’ll collaborate across functions, and help shape our cyber security strategy. Your mission? To protect our digital network and data, enhance privacy, and ensure seamless digital operations. To achieve it, success will look like good KPI performance, great system availability and a secure online trading environment, and colleagues with great cyber security awareness. Full Job Description is available on request, but to summarise, here’s what you’ll be doing: Key Responsibilities: Cyber Security Strategy: Craft and execute robust cyber security strategies tailored to our retail environment.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security practices and colleague training and manage compliance of IT security certifications (e.g. Cyber Security, CS Plus, ISO27001).Address inventory and asset security, loss prevention, and incident response coordination. Protect Customer Privacy, Data Protection and Governance: Ensure compliance with data protection regulations (GDPR) and implement data governance practices and access controls plus incidence response plans.Safeguard customer data, payment information and privacy, ensure secure online transactions. Supply Chain Security and Compliance: Ensure new vendors and third-party partners meet security standards before contract / access and evaluate risks, conduct annual reviews for vendors (processing PII). Patch Management and Incident Response: Produce monthly patch management reports and action plans.Monitor security incidents and lead incident response efforts during any security breaches. Vulnerability Management: Track and patch identified vulnerabilities.Stay ahead of emerging threats and assess inventory system security. Security Awareness and Training: Work with L&D to update cyber security training for colleagues and maintain an audit trail.Foster a security-conscious culture. Skills, Qualifications & Experience: To be successful in this role, our new Cyber Security Specialist will need: Essential criteria: Retail Industry Experience: Multi-site retail operations, supply chains, and customer-facing systems is essential to understand the complexity of the role and have experience with secure access to tills, terminals and networks in a similar 100+ site retail business, that houses customer data for in-store and online transactions.Cybersecurity Knowledge and Certifications: CISSP, CISM, or other relevant certifications and preferably a qualification in computer science or related technical subject.Full understanding of regulatory frameworks such asPCI-DSS, GDPR, ISO27001, Cyber Security +, OWASP,Trading Standards etc., with a working understanding of Dev Ops, (Snowflake, python, repository management, serverless) is desirableTech stack & data architecture planning and management - Zoho / Avanan / AWS / o365 / SOC / SIEM / Snyk familiarity with a in depth knowledge of enterprise security tools, trends and best practice Plus these additional skills: Communication and collaboration skills: Ability to engage & communicate effectively with all levels of colleagues and third parties.Risk Management Expertise: Assess and mitigate risks specific to retail environments.Understanding of Retail Technology: Knowledge of cloud environments, point-of-sale systems, SAAS tools used in a retail setting and e-commerce platforms.Adaptability: Retail environments evolve rapidly; adaptability is crucial.Customer-Centric Mindset: Prioritise customer data protection and trust.Exposure to IT strategy, roadmaps and product planning along with policy, process and governance framework developmentShares the Jollyes values of being genuine, wise, focused, eager, together. About Jollyes - The Pet People Since initially making paw prints in 1971, Jollyes has become one of the largest pet superstore chains across the United Kingdom & Northern Ireland offering pet products as well as pet grooming and community pet clinics. From a community-led in-store experience to an ever-flourishing online presence, there’s over 50 years of experience and over 100 stores between our paws.Our recent recognition at the Pet Industry Federation (PIF) Awards is a real testament to our dedication to pet parents, and we’re very proud of being named 'Pet Retail Chain of the Year 2023’ and also delighted to win the Retail Week award for Best Retailer (under £250m t/o) in 2024. We’re proud of our 4.8 star rating on Trust Pilot which reflects our colleagues’ passion to give our pets and their parents fantastic service. We’re equally proud of our 4* rating on Glass Door, the employer review site which reflects our colleagues’ opinions that we're a good place to work! To Apply: If you’re looking for a career with a company who will truly value you and recognize your contribution with some fantastic rewards and benefits, where you can really make a difference, click to apply today!

As the Lead Security Specialist at HL, you will join a team of security experts working with various modern technologies to ensure the security of HL's products. You will oversee security issues and requirements for all product teams, dealing with complex projects daily and serving as the escalation point for the Product Security Specialist (PSS). You will lead threat modelling workshops and engage with key stakeholders to identify threats and recommend countermeasures. Additionally, you will lead a team of Product Security Specialists, providing leadership, technical guidance, and support in tailoring their development to meet their individual needs. What you'll be doing Overseeing security issues and requirements for all product teams/squads.Working within Product teams, you will be the single point of contact for security related matters ranging from daily significant change to complex Cloud serverless transformation projects.Leading a team of Product Security Specialist (PSS).Providing leadership, technical guidance, and support to the Product Security Specialists.You will lead/facilitate threat modelling workshops with SMEs.Engaging with key stakeholders to identify threats and recommend countermeasures.Collaborating with strategy, transformation, and digital engineering parts of HL to develop and manage the implementation of secure cloud architectures.Supporting in the creation and implementation of architecture blueprints and proof of concepts on Cloud platforms supporting best practice, secure by design. About you Demonstrable experience in a Security related role.A proven track record, of working with one or more of the main cloud vendor platforms, specifically AWS.Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect are desirable.Previous management experience.Excellent communication skills, including communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.Technical background across multiple security domains and familiarity with cloud security standardsExperience within an Agile and DevSecOps context.THProblem solving skills - with the ability to use own experience to develop pragmatic solutions and resolve complex issues.Accomplished in forging effective relationships at all levels, skilled at influencing and negotiating.Certifications such as CISSP, CEH, OSCP, or GSEC are preferrable.Knowledge of security principles, practices, and frameworks, such as OWASP, NIST, and ISOAwareness of security tools and technologies, such as SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, WAF, IDS, IPS.Experience in conducting threat modelling and risk assessments. Interview process The interview process for this role is two stages including a technical competency-based questions and a task. Working Schedule This role is based in Bristol head office, BS1 5HL. This role is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We have returned to the office, however for this role we offer a hybrid flexible working pattern to enable you the option of working from home and coming into the office with 1 day in the office a week. Why Us? Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments. To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do. What's on offer? Discretionary annual bonus* & annual pay review25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure timeOption to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year at annual enrolmentFlexible working options available, including hybrid workingEnhanced parental leavePension scheme up to 11% employer contributionSharesave scheme - have a real stake in HL's futureIncome Protection & Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)Private medical insurance*Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patientcareHelp@hand and an Employee Assistance ProgrammeGympass - gym memberships and wellbeing apps availableVariety of travel to work schemes with free bike storage and shower facilitiesAn inhouse barista serving subsidised coffee and snacksJoin HL's sports, I&D networks and volunteering groups (two paid volunteering days per year)LifeWorks Discounts on services, restaurants and retailers* dependant on role level Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information. Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.

Defence Secure Billing Specialist Location: Base location will be Bristol - 5 days a week onsite. For the first 6-8 weeks the successful applicants must be willing to travel and stay over in Preston for face to face training. Training will be conducted Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, with Monday and Friday off. All travel and accommodation will be covered. Clearance: Candidates must be eligible and willing to undergo SC security clearance. Active clearances desired. Role Summary The role holder is responsible for the delivery of billing, debt collection and information management support across several Defence contracts. As one of a team of three, the role holder leads on Defence bill production & MI, debt collection, quey resolution, mobilisation of new requirements and query resolution. The role holder is accountable and responsible to the Business Operations Manager, for the production of invoices, compilation and provision of Billing MI, debt collection and query resolution. Experience The role holder must have significant Defence billing experience or knowledge of Defence Contracts from another discipline such as Service Request Management understanding the use of bespoke secure systems. Secure products and commercial contract knowledge is an advantage.The Defence Billing role holder must have extensive knowledge of the various Defence billing systems and their inputs and dependencies.Excellent data manipulation skills are essential for this role due the amount of data involved.Minimum of 2 years proven experience of successfully supporting Billing/MI requirements and associated customer service within a secure billing environmentAbility to correctly prioritise issues and key deliverables.Good communication skillsGood influencing and negotiating skillsProven ability to balance priorities and work to demanding deadlinesComputer literate Microsoft Office, Excel, Access and BT systems (Glossi, Glossi CMP, BCSS) This is a business critical position and we are looking to schedule interviews asap. To apply either send your CV to or apply direct.