About Ashurst:

Ashurst is a leading progressive global law firm with a rich history spanning more than 200 years. We are proud of our history and are future-focused, having expanded into new technologies through our NewLaw division, Ashurst Advance, and our consulting arm. Our in-depth understanding of our clients and commitment to providing excellent standards of service have seen us become a trusted adviser to local and global corporates, financial institutions and governments in all areas of commercial law. To find out more please visit www.ashurst.com

Department/Role overview:

The Cyber Security team is globally responsible for Ashurst's security posture and security operations. We are looking for a motivated and self driven individual to join our team in Glasgow. You will join a well established global team to help co-ordinate the vulnerability management monitoring, reporting and advisory role and assist remediation teams in their patch management duties by providing guidance and reporting.

Main responsibilities:

• Operate vulnerability management platform.
• Ensure data is available for reporting metrics to senior stakeholders.
• Responsible for stakeholder briefings on new, current and emerging vulnerabilities.
• Responsible for meeting and reporting on KPI targets.
• Coach junior team members and foster a strong team culture.
• Develop strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Reduce errors in vulnerability scanning and reporting.
• Responsible for quantifying asset risk.
• Any other reasonable activities not named which is required by management/leadership.

Risk and Control: Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with our regulatory requirements and internal policies.

Essential skills and experience:

• Ability to operate across time zones and jurisdictions.
• Be a strong verbal and written communicator.
• Worked within the cyber security/Infosec industry for 3 or more years, with relevant technical expertise.
• Extensive experience in metric reporting and KPI management.
• Able to work in high pressure situations and support team members.
• Understand risk and risk appetite when dealing with security systems and vulnerabilities.
• Experience in coaching junior team members and facilitating knowledge transfer.

Desired skills & experience

• Appropriate technical industry certification
• Experience in vulnerability discovery
• Application vulnerability assessment

Background checks:

In order to comply with regulatory and client requirements, Ashurst will undertake appropriate vetting of staff. When applicants accept a job offer, Ashurst, alongside a specialist provider, will undertake professional verification and background checks. These checks are only undertaken with consent, and in accordance with our legal and regulatory obligations.