Cyber Security Analyst

AXA XL has as an objective to enhance its security posture across all domains of information security to increase not only its technical capabilities in defending against cyber-attacks, but also to increase its brand value by becoming a leader in information security in relation to peers both within the AXA fold but and also to its partners and competitors. To enable this ambition AXA XL is expanding its Information Security Practice to ensure a coordinated response to the increasing cyber security threat, enable risk decisions to be made consistently across the organization and establish sustainable security capabilities that are integrated with the business.

DISCOVER your opportunity

The role will be to augment the Information Security Advisory and Threat Management Team to provide additional security subject matter expertise across all technical domains of Information Security to advise and steer projects ensuring Security is built in by design. Also, to provide oversight and approvals for all critical areas of Information Security where Security posture is affected to Identify and evaluate all cyber threats to AXAXL.

What will your essential responsibilities include?

•Ensure good security governance and best practices in all digital projects and act as an advocate for security best practices across all departments.•Be involved in the build, deployment and ongoing management of digital products, infrastructure, and services to imbed security by design.

•Using a variety of tools assess our infrastructure for security vulnerabilities and security posture to enable prioritization of remediation.

•Help design, develop, and operationalise monitoring, correlation, and alerting capabilities for our network, infrastructure, and applications to identify suspicious or anomalous behaviour along with weak configurations.

•Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of security controls (specifically concerning software versioning and EOL/EOS control tools)

•Provide a security response service, deal with security issues and work pro-actively to monitor systems and identify issues before they arise.

•Provide Information Security SME reviews and approvals (rejects) of changes affecting security posture.

•Assist in security compliance and assurance activities, including the development and maintenance of relevant logs, reviews, and registers.

•Create and maintain information security-related documentation.

•Contribute and Influence direction of Internal Audits and other audit type functions to elevate critical issues for visibility.

•Ingest threat intelligence from a variety of sources and turn into actionable intelligence.

You will report to Head of Information Security.

SHARE your talent

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

Required Skills and Abilities:

•Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field in a security role or exhibit a desire to move from a technical role into Information Security

•Qualification in a basic security certification (CompTia+ etc)

•Expert analytical and reporting skills

•Expert in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)

•Ability to effectively communicate and positively influence diverse stakeholders and team members

•Fluent in English (Required)

Desired Skills and Abilities:

•Experience in multinational or enterprise size company and dealing with complex organizational structures across multiple time zones

•Demonstrate experience in highly pressured environments with competing priorities with the ability to drive and assert security requirements

•Demonstrate the ability show assertiveness and a determination to uphold security if needed

•Experience with Windows servers, Linux, SQL, O365, Firewalls, IPS, MS Azure cloud

•Experience with network and Endpoint Security Infrastructure, SIEM, AV, EDR, IPS, Firewall, WAF, DLP, VPN, CASB an advantage

FIND your future

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.