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Graduate Trainee, Security Analyst

LOCATION: UK

AXA XL has an exciting opportunity for a Graduate (or similar work experience) to join the Cyber Defense team, to help protect AXA XL from internal and external security threats.

DISCOVER your opportunity

The Graduate role is for 18 months, during this time the successful candidate will spend 6 months in each of the following teams - Security Operations, Data Security, and Identity governance.

This experience will provide the successful candidate a rounded understanding of Cyber Defense within a global financial institution, plus industry standard qualifications.

This role is an entry position for somebody with an IT or Security degree (or suitable experience), who wishes a career in IT or Information Security.

Security Operations

AXA XL’s Security Operation Centre (SOC) is key to our ability to detect and respond to security incidents.

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Triage and investigate security alerts

• Undertake root cause analysis to identify the root cause of security incidents

• Work with other teams to advise them on the security incidents, enabling them to design and implement solutions to resolve the identified security incidents

• Under advice and guidance of more senior SOC analysts enhance existing processes to increase efficiency and detection capability of the SOC

At the end of the 6 months, you would be expected to have passed the relevant Microsoft SOC analyst qualification.

Data Security

AXA XL’s Data Security Team manages the tools, detection and response to data security incidents.

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Triage and investigate data security alerts

• Make configuration updates to the data security tooling

• Under advice and guidance of more senior Data Security analysts enhance existing processes to increase efficiency and detection capability of the data security tools

At the end of the 6 months, you would be expected to have passed the relevant Microsoft Data leakage prevention analyst qualification

Identity Governance

Appropriate governance of identities is essential in ensuring the right people have access to the right data

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Operate and maintain the identity governance tools to detect areas of identity non-compliance

• Investigating and identifying the root cause of identity non-compliance and work with the relevant technical teams to resolve issues

• Under advice and guidance of more senior Identity analysts enhance existing processes to increase efficiency and detection capability of the identity tools

SHARE your talent

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

• An IT or Security degree or suitable on the job education

• Understanding of networking and network protocols

• Understanding of server technologies

• Understanding of messaging

• Understanding of Security fundamentals / principles

• Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas in simple terms

• Self-motivated, with the ability to organize and prioritize and complete tasks to tight deadlines

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.

How? By combining a strong and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Learn more at axaxl.com

Diversity & Inclusion

We know that a diverse workforce and inclusive culture enable business growth and are critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attracting and retaining the most diverse workforce possible, while creating a strong, inclusive culture where everyone is welcome and can contribute and reach their highest potential.

• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index – 2017, 2018

• Signatory to the CEO Action for Diversity

• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

• Twelve Colleague Resource Groups around the Globe

• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements

• Enhanced family friendly leave benefits

AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.