IT Security Analyst

Job Description:

Following years of accelerated growth Culina Group is now a £2.2billion+ turnover business, employing over 22,000 staff, with a fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles. Culina Group operates from over 100+ depots across the UK and Ireland, serving more than 1,000 clients over its framework of chilled, ambient, contract packaging solutions and fresh and baked goods.

Company Overview

Culina Group is a leading UK 3rd party food & drinks logistics provider offering dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Due to continued growth, we are now seeking an IT Security Analyst to join our IT Security team at our Rugby site. 
Due to the location of our site, you will need to drive to get to and from.

As IT Security Analyst you will work as part of a growing team, responsible for the Culina Group’s IT Security you will play a key role in improving our security policies, procedures and technologies.

This is a full time, permanent position working Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm offering a competitive salary and package with the opportunity to work for a forward thinking market leader.

Job responsibilities of IT Security Analyst include:

• Manage our user security awareness platform and conduct regular dummy phishing campaigns.
• Develop and issue security advisory guidance to raise end user security awareness.
• Develop and maintain a wide range of security policies, procedures and standards.
• Maintain IT risk registers for each of our businesses, including tracking remediation activities.
• Produce monthly security dashboards to be shared with senior management in each business.
• Perform security audits of processes and technologies to ensure compliance with standards and risks are managed.
• Develop effective working relationships with key stakeholders including the Security team, our SecOps (Security Operations) team, our outsourced SOC/SIEM provider and other colleagues across the IT department.
• Represent the Security team on projects and other new developments to ensure security is ‘designed in’ at the earliest stages.
• Regularly monitor the IT Security shared mailbox, addressing queries/requests where possible and escalating to other team members where appropriate.
• Investigate alerts issued by the SOC and escalate where appropriate.
• Review and address tickets assigned by the IT Service Desk to the Security team, escalating where appropriate.
• Coordinate the work of selected third parties (eg pen testers) to ensure they deliver requirements on time and to an acceptable standard.
• Provide incident response support / investigation, including mitigating actions to contain activity and facilitating forensics analysis when necessary.
• Assist with ensuring compliance across the business with the General Data Protection Regulation, Data Protection Act and Computer Misuse Act.

To apply for the role of IT Security Analyst, you will possess the following skills, experiences and qualifications:

• A demonstrable desire to progress within the IT Security profession.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ideally 1-2 years experience in an IT, IT audit or Security role. If you don’t have this experience but have relevant educational qualifications in the IT security/risk arena then please still apply.
• Hold, be working towards or prepared to gain an entry level Security certification (eg Comptia, ISO27000, CISMP etc).
• Possess some technical IT skills but with an eagerness to acquire new skills.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work in order to meet the requirements of the business.
• An ability to develop effective working relationships with technical and non-technical colleagues.

As part of our drive to make Culina Group a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave - 25 days plus 8 Bank holidays 
• Company Bonus  – We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
• Private Medical Cover– This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa
• Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer a great contribution
• Life Assurance -  x4 your annual salary Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!