Investec is a distinctive Specialist Bank serving clients principally in the UK and South Africa. Our culture gives us our edge: we work hard to find colleagues who'll think out of the ordinary and we put them in environments where they'll flourish. We combine a flat structure with a focus on internal mobility. If you can bring an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to learn and collaborate to your work, this could be the boost your career deserves.

What are we looking for?

•  6+ years' experience in Information Security Operations including Cloud Security Operations (Azure preferred).
• Solid experience in routine Security Operations tasks for on premise systems as well as Azure application security tasks.
• Good Cloud Security Skills, particularly Azure (IaaS & PaaS).
•  Must have Cloud and/or Security Certifications, such as DevSecOps Practitioner Certification, AZ-500 MS Azure Security Technologies, AZ-900 MS Azure Fundamentals or similar.
• Solid experience with Azure AD and Microsoft Azure native Security tools.
• Experience DevOps Automation (Terraform, GitHub, GitHub Actions).
• Experience within a variety of DevSecOps toolkits, including Azure DevOps, Terraform, Git/Version Control Software (GitHub).
• Solid Security Networking experience,troubleshooting endpoints and other IT infrastructure components.
• Solid experience in technologies and processes for security platform management, privileged account management (PAM) tools.
• Good experience in Security Blue Team activities, including supporting security event analysis and cyber incident response. 
• Solid UNIX security experience.
•  I-Series/ AS400 security desirable.
• Good SIEM experience – Splunk preferable. Basic query writing essential.
• Security or risk related knowledge of financial services.
• Good understanding of IT operational processes and project methodologies.
• Good understanding of best practice standards and governance frameworks such as ISO27000, NIST, SANS Top 20.
•  Industry accepted information security qualification (e.g., CISSP or SANS) and/or Other Technical security related certifications desirable.

As part of our collaborative & agile culture, our working week is 4 days in the office and one day remote.

Investec offers a range of wellbeing benefits to make our people feel healthier, balanced and more fulfilled in their lives inside and outside of work.

Embedded in our culture is a sense of belonging and inclusion. This creates an environment in which everyone is free to be themselves which helps to drive innovation, creativity and ultimately business performance. At Investec we want everyone to find it easy to be themselves, and to feel they belong. It's a responsibility we all share and is integral to our purpose and values as an organisation.

Research shows that some candidates can be reluctant to apply to a role unless they meet all the criteria. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit here and welcome you to do the same – if the role excites you, please don't let our person specification hold you back. Get in touch!

Recite Me

We commit to ensure that everyone is fairly assessed during our recruitment process. To assist candidates in completing their application form, Recite Me assistive technology is available on our Careers pages. This can be accessed by clicking on the ‘Accessibility Options' link at the top of the page.

The Recite Me tool includes a screen reader, styling and customisation options, a series of reading aids, a translator and more.

If you have any form of disability or neurodivergent need and require further assistance in completing your application, please contact the Careers team at [email protected] who will be happy to assist.