Entry into Information/IT Security (Finance)

Entry into Information/IT Security (Finance) - 30-45K + Hedgefund Bonus

Company: Trading House/Hedgefund

Location:Central London

A leading Hedgefund and Financial Research house are looking to hire an Information Security Administrator to join their growing Security function that is key to protecting business critical intellectual property. The role has been designed to accommodate for someone with ideally at least a years experience in IT/Infrastructure (eg IT/Operations Support) with a good hands on technical IT skill set (Windows/AD/Firewalls/Exchange etc) who has a genuine passion for Information Security or Financial Data Protection and is keen to develop a career in that space. Therefore this person does not need to be a security expert as there is huge scope for development and the company for looking to invest in this person long term.

Role involves:

• Technically hands on Information Security Operations role, responding to security incidents and helping in doing so to improve the security framework for the Hedgefund.
• Protecting Business from security threats during wide range of cutting edge security products and practises.
• Being the Face of Security and raising awareness of importance of security
• Being highly business facing, so this person must enjoy working and interacting with other people and work in collaboration to effectively minimise risks and intrusion.

Ideally this person will have been an IT degree to at least 2.1 standard/good A-Levels similar to most of the team and company are a financial research organisation built on highly academic foundations. The company is known for being a highly rewarding environment to work in and prides itself on being a market leader because it ensures it''s employees thrive and constantly be intellectually stimulated. On top of all that they also pay good bonuses to their top performers so the overall compensation package is extremely competitive.

To find out more about Huxley Associates please visit www.huxley.com