Head of Security Operations

Helping over ten million people around the world manage their savings, retirement plans and life insurance requires a lot of people behind-the-scenes.  It’s up to us in L&G Group functions – which includes our tech and digital teams, Group Finance, HR, Risk and Corporate Comms to provide the essential support services that all areas of the business need, here in the UK and overseas. Simply put, we enable everyone at Legal & General to do what they do best. That means we’re helping to improve our customers’ lives, and contributing to the success of the business every day.

We're looking for a Head of Security Operations to join us in London!

This is a highly varied role where you'll lead and manage the day to day operations of the Security Operations Centre (SOC); this includes security event monitoring, threat monitoring and response activities. You'll also provide guidance in the event of escalations to help ensure Legal and General’s cyber threats are monitored and managed effectively.

If you're looking for an exciting new step in your career where you'll be supported in your ongoing professional development then this could be the ideal next move for you!

We will consider applications from all over the UK however there is an expectation to travel into one of our main offices in London. We are also open to flexible working arrangements - job share etc. 

What you'll be doing

• Contributing to incident management activities by advising on incident identification, assessment, classification, escalation, investigation, mitigation, monitoring and reporting to help ensure Legal and General’s cyber incidents are managed in a timely and effectively manner to limit impact
• Defining and collecting metrics / KPIs and periodically reporting to leadership on SOC events / incidents and overall effectiveness of the security operations programme to help ensure SOC metrics are in line with Legal & General’s risk appetite
• Acting as the primary interface between Legal and General and the SOC service providers and ensuring they meet contractually defined Service Level Agreements; by monitoring process adherence and identifying continuous improvement activities needed to achieve operational performance and risk management objectives related to the SOC
• Driving the development of threat management, threat modelling and identification of new threat vectors by keeping up to date with industry activity and methodology, to help ensure Legal & General’s key assets are protected
• Regularly reviewing, revising and re-defining SOC service catalogue and the associated technologies, processes, talent (people) and data requirements to ensure it meets the continually evolving threat and business landscapes
• Managing, motivating and developing employees at all levels to maximise the performance of the area

• Naturally you will come from a strong background in security operations and incident management
• Good knowledge of various security operations tools, technologies and processes including security device management tools, IDs / IPS and SIEM tools
• You'll also be well versed in security concepts such as threat vectors, event and incident management, cyber threats and attacks etc.
• Experience with security device management and SIEM solutions
• Experience in global delivery operations support model (e.g. 24-7 / 16-8)
• You'll also have experience in leading security operational meetings with key internal and external stakeholders and managing relationship with service providers
• Any Information Security and/or Information Technology industry certifications (CISSP, CISM or equivalent) would be a huge plus

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When you commit to Legal & General, we’ll commit to you too. That means we’ll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.

If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 30 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You'll receive a car allowance of 12% of your annual salary, and you can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave. 

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings. 

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.