Information Security Consultant

Are you interested in Information Security and looking for a new role in a growing team? Fantastic, we have something that might pique your interest! A new opportunity has just become available and we’re looking for an Information Security Consultant to join our team.
About Us: In the UK, Allianz Insurance employs over 8,000 people up and down the country. The company’s Head Office is situated in Guildford, Surrey, plus we have additional support services with over 1,000 people based in Trivandrum, India. We offer commercial insurance with a full range of products for sole traders, right up to large commercial organisations. We also provide a range of personal insurances including, home and motor, musical, legal expenses insurance and cover for pets and horses. We're a global company, but from the very first day you join our team you’ll know that your contributions are valued. We offer world class learning and career development opportunities, while we celebrate an inclusive culture.
Flexible Working: Here at Allianz we believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity and you to thrive. Helping you achieve a good work life balance is important to us. Lots of our colleagues work flexibly including part time hours and/or job shares and we are happy to discuss these opportunities with you. This role will involve working from home combined with time in our Guildford or Bournemouth office one or two days per week. Travel between the two offices may also be required.
Role Overview: As an Information Security Consultant at Allianz, you will play a key part in Information and Cyber Security risk and threat assessments, working to keep Allianz safe and secure. You will also have access to our training and development opportunities, and exposure to Allianz Group frameworks, expertise, and global opportunities. This role will suit someone within Information Security who is a great communicator, with a pragmatic mind, and who is able to assess the objectives of a given initiative against security frameworks, policies, and standards to support the business through complex and challenging issues. The more curious, detail oriented, and organised – the better!
Key Responsibilities: Reporting into the Information Security Consultancy and Testing Principal, based in either Guildford or Bournemouth (travel between the two may be required), this role will:

• Collaborate with project and business teams to complete threat and risk assessments for business change activities, and assist/take ownership of Information Security controls to be considered and applied within project requirements across hybrid cloud environments
• Support the Senior Consultants (and take ownership where appropriate) in the provision of advice and recommendation on requirements, solution designs, test plans, and other artefacts to ensure they comply with Allianz security standards
• Identify, document and manage risks through the Allianz Information Risk Management framework
• Educate and guide business personnel on Information Security requirements and controls
• Triage and manage business requests and queries, escalating to Senior/Principal Consultant where required
• Work collaboratively with team members to identify areas for continual improvement and development.

Skills and Experience:

• Self-driven and capable to work with minimal to no supervision on tasks and projects
• Proven experience in conducting security risk and threat assessments, defining pragmatic and practical options for mitigation, and assessing compliance with control requirements
• Demonstratable experience of reviewing technical architecture and design documentation, as well as designing security requirements and controls
• Strong technical knowledge of IT systems across traditional on-premise infrastructure, cloud platforms (Azure and AWS), and SaaS
• Ability to build and main relationships and influence key stakeholders, by acting as the interface between Information Security and the Business
• Able to translate Information Security and IT risk language into business language, with excellent communication skills
• Experience in an Agile delivery environment
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills
• Good teamwork and time management skills.

Benefits: Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from – including: retail discounts and discounted insurance cover - so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

• 22 Days holiday & 1 additional day for birthday plus bank holidays
• Competitive Annual Salary
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Car Allowance
• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Generous pension contributions and Life Cover up to 4 x salary
• Flexible working arrangements available
• Professional mental health support for all employees
• Health and Wellbeing
• We can offer fulltime and part time hours
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Access to Learning and Development opportunities such as LinkedIn Learning and our mentoring scheme.

Inclusion & Diversity: We believe that having a strong focus on Inclusion and Diversity enables us to better understand the customers we serve and the people across our teams. We recognise that people work in different ways and we value alternative viewpoints, celebrate individuality and foster a culture where everyone can bring their best self to work and feel a sense of belonging. It’s really important to us that we create a diverse workforce and we welcome and encourage applications from everyone. We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments and support to all applicants with a disability and we interview every applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact us at hr-recruitment@allianz.co.uk to let us know if you have a disability and to discuss how we can support you throughout the application process.
Growing your career with Allianz: We'll provide you with the tools to adapt and change with us, so you can grow your career, while building the skills needed for whatever the future brings.
Join us - Let’s Care For Tomorrow.
Job Level: Professional Location: Guildford, ENG, GB, GU1 1DB

Bournemouth, ENG, GB, BH1 2NF

Available until: 24/03/2023 Area of Expertise: IT & Tech Engineering Unit: Allianz UK Employing Entity: Allianz Management Services Ltd Job Type: Full Time or Part Time Remote Job: Hybrid working Employment Type: Permanent ID: 23109