Job Specifications
About Us:
Chaucer is a leading insurance group at Lloyd's, the world's specialist insurance market. We help protect industries around the world from the risks they face. Our customers include major airlines, energy companies, shipping groups, global manufacturers and property groups.
Our headquarters are in London, and we have international offices in Copenhagen, Miami, Dubai and Singapore to be closer to our clients across the world. To learn more about us please visit our website: www.chaucergroup.com
Job Profile Summary
The role reports into the Head of Engineering (with dotted line reporting into the Chaucer Security team) and will be responsible for overseeing the Security Engineering team within Engineering. This role leads a key team as part of the evolution of the operating model and is instrumental in modernising the ways of working.
This role requires a strategic thinker with a Security Engineering background and proven management skills. The role has responsibility for ensuring that the Security Engineering vision and roadmaps that support and advances the company's Cyber objectives are executed.
It also involves managing and mentoring a team of Senior Security Engineers, collaborating with Information Security, and other cross-functional teams such as Product Management, Architecture, Service Management, and Quality & Technical Assurance within a matrix IT organisation.
They will manage Security Engineering resources (internal and 3rd party), ensuring that Cyber Security requirements are delivered and comprehensive.
Job Description
Collaborate with the Information Security Officer and Head of Engineering to produce the overall Security Engineering strategy and long-term vision for Cyber Security, ensuring it protects and enables the company's broader business goals.
Oversee and provide expertise on securing infrastructure in both on-premise and cloud environments
Coordinate with stakeholders across teams to ensure work is completed on time and within budget
Act as a liaison between Security Engineering and other stakeholders, and keep senior leadership informed on progress and challenges
Identify risks associated with new tools, processes and ways of working and establish procedures to mitigate those risks
Support the enhancement of threat detection capabilities within the Security Operations function by advising on SIEM and network analysis tools, and lead the engineering team during incident response and investigation
Work cross-functionally with architecture, service management, engineering, and product teams to provide expert security consultation and ensure compliance with security policies
Being an active member of the Engineering Management team
Leadership and Strategy:
Demonstrates a high level of self-awareness through a commitment to continuous, personal improvement and learning
Demonstrates high personal resilience and ability to adapt to change
Builds effective teams, coaches and mentor’s people
Translates organisational vision through effective goal setting and strategic planning. Able to think creatively and innovatively
Understanding of the way the business works and displays knowledge of the external marketplace, to drive the business forward
Striving to build key relationships and showing ownership of targets; focusing on results
Manage the execution of the security engineering strategy in alignment with the company's Cyber objectives.
Provide visionary management to the Security Engineering team.
Create and maintain a culture of Security Engineering excellence in the company
Ensure that the team is working efficiently and effectively, bringing a Security first mindset, adapting to changing circumstances while working within the organisational constraints of budget, resource whilst adhering to quality standards
Motivate the team to deliver the best security engineering possible, and take responsibility for the teams’ actions and decisions
Set clear goals, foster a culture of ownership and collaboration, and provide opportunities for continuous professional development
Technical Delivery Management:
Manage the technical delivery, planning and execution of all Security Engineering across CTG. Ensure work is completed on time, within budget, and to the highest security standards.
Technical Oversight:
Provide security engineering guidance and support to the security engineering team. Ensure the adoption of a security first mindset, and the latest technologies. Ensure standardisation, simplification and effectiveness across the technology value chain
Vendor Management:
Monitor and review vendor performance against agreed KPIs and metrics
Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
Stakeholder Engagement:
Collaborate with key stakeholders, including senior management, clients, and partners, to understand their needs and ensure successful outcomes.
Risk Management:
Identify and mitigate risks associated with security
Implement robust processes and con
About the Company
Chaucer are a leading specialty (re)insurance group working with brokers, coverholders and clients to protect and support business activities around the world. Our services are accessed both through Lloyd’s of London and the company markets.
We are defined by an enterprising, bespoke approach to (re)insurance, enabled by the individual character, experience and imagination of our expert teams.
Chaucer is a member of the China Re Group and backed by their financial and operational resources. China Re is one of the world’s...
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