IT Network Security Placement 2023

Henry Boot PLC is the parent company of the Sheffield-based Henry Boot Group of Companies. With over 130 years of proven expertise, Henry Boot PLC is one of the leading property investment and development, strategic land development, construction and plant hire organisations in the country.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a full-time, one-year placement for an IT Network Security Placement to join the Group IT Department. You will split your time between our Dronfield office and our new state-of-the-art Sheffield city centre office; agile working will be available. The opportunity will commence in the summer of 2023.

You will become an integral part of the Security and Infrastructure team, where you can strengthen and develop skills in a supported learning environment with hands-on experience. You will support and analyse company systems’ security and devices of around 450 colleagues.

Key Function of the Role

• Monitoring and resolving security alerts, escalating as needed to appropriate parties
• Identifying different levels of threats and working to classify whether true positive, false positive, or benign etc
• Vulnerability testing running scans of the network and remediating issues
• Patch Management of hardware, software, and firmware
• Running simulated phishing campaigns
• Assisting with support calls where able
• Training users to help raise their cyber security awareness, including working with other departments (Corporate Communications, Learning and Development) in the group to deliver the content to colleagues
• Creating content, tips, and guides to share cybersecurity knowledge
• Engage with our colleagues in the group to help diagnose and resolve issues as needed via Telephone, Email, Video Conference and in Person
• Keep up to date with current cyber threats and understand the threat landscape
• Willingness to learn.

Desirable Requirements

• Studying an IT-related degree (e.g. Security, Networking, Computer Science, Software Development)
• Awareness of:
  • Active Directory
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Azure
  • Security Technologies and exploits
• Working knowledge of hardware, software, and computer networking
• Understanding and enthusiasm for latest IT trends
• Strong customer service ethos
• Good team working and independent working skills
• Outstanding written and spoken communication skills and clear telephone manner
• Good organisational skills and ability to multitask and prioritise
• Good problem-solving skills

Our Offer

We believe that we have a competitive and progressive benefits package to help shape and support you both inside and outside of work:

• We pay you a competitive salary – we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and gender pay parity;
• We will provide you with access to electric and hybrid vehicle leasing through our salary sacrifice scheme;
• We share our future financial success with our profit share scheme;
• We invest in your future with our pension plan provided by AVIVA;
• We protect your loved ones by giving a life assurance benefit based on multiples of salary;
• We support you when you might have health concerns for you or your family with our AVIVA Digital GP app;
• We will help you manage the balance of work and home with agile working (where possible) and flexibility to ensure that you can be there for those important life events;
• We give you 24 days of annual leave, with the ability to buy additional leave;
• We support a full business closure between Christmas and New Year, which does not require you to use your annual leave entitlement;
• We give you enhanced pay if you take leave due to becoming a parent; however, you become a parent;
• We support your career aspirations; we are committed to personal growth and internal talent development;
• We offer you access to our Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme, which includes access to e-bikes;
• We support you when you need external support with our Employee Assistance Programme.

About Us

Henry Boot PLC is a unique Group of Companies that create sustainable value and long-term growth from land, property & development and construction.

Inspired by our founding principles and the Henry Boot Way of working, we always operate in accordance with our stated Values, with the utmost care and professionalism. We add value to our business units by giving strategic support and guidance to help fulfil their operational needs.

As a Group, we’ve been unlocking value from our operations for over 130 years.

Equality and Diversity

Since 1886 our business has always put our people first, so we’re totally committed to offering an equal opportunity to every individual who joins us. Due to GDPR we’re unable to accept applications from agencies who have not been instructed to act upon our behalf.

The Henry Boot Group of Companies reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.