About the role

It's an exciting time to join the Cybersecurity Incident Response team here at AXA, with significant investment planned in all UK&I businesses to transform & deliver new digital services to our customers and streamline and automate our business processes. To help us manage our cybersecurity incidents, whilst performing forensic investigations and providing cyber threat intelligence services, we're looking for two talented individuals with strong analytical skills to join this growing team.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team, and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, either at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

What you'll be doing:

Act as the subject matter expert for UK wide security incidents, ensuring incidents are managed in accordance with UK and Group requirements
Enable appropriate forensic services in the UK to meet the requirements for all jurisdictions
Provide a service to identify and extract any electronic data relevant to the need of AXA in a manner that is admissible in court and in line with relevant standards
Act as a forensic and incident handler providing design input into the IT project lifecycle
Work with the security analysts to provide recommendations on security mechanisms
Support the maintenance, testing and execution of the AXA UK Security Incident Management framework
Provide cyber threat intelligence to in scope UK entities

Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we are able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you are interested in joining us at AXA, please don't hesitate to apply.

About you

What we’re looking for:

Previous experience working in an internal operational security team
Good knowledge of networking and common protocol behaviours
Proven experience using a major scripting/programming language or search query language to support in security operations and threat detection
GIAC certified qualification would be ideal but not essential
Comfortable with packet analysis and ideally experienced with network detection and response tooling
Experience of relevant computer forensics, incident response and e-discovery tools, including password recovery, EDR, NDR, UEBA, honeypots, data loss prevention, SIEM, and log managers
Understanding of regulatory processes in evidence-handling procedures
Technical knowledge of anti-forensics, data hiding and obfuscation technologies including steganography, digital image capture and handling, log analysis and mobile device forensics

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

What we offer

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us, and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

Competitive annual salary of up to £70,000 dependent on experience
Annual company & performance-based bonus
Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
AXA employee discounts
Gym benefits

To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long-term health condition or disability and require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to lauren.standen@axa-insurance.co.uk.

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About AXA

With a presence in over 60 countries, and 165,000 employees serving the needs of 107 million customers, AXA is big.

But never too big to care for every single person who works here. So when you join us, we promise to put our collective might behind you and your career.

You’ll work in an open and supportive environment where you’ll be developed, challenged and encouraged to move around to achieve even bigger and better things – nationally and internationally. You’ll learn directly from senior leaders, from the best in our business. And you’ll enjoy real responsibility, really early on.

Every large company today talks about supporting diversity and inclusion. But at AXA UK, these values form an integral part of everything we do. For us, it’s about bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being 100% themselves at work and delivering outstanding service to everyone – regardless of difference.

AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support, and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.

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