💼 Full-Time Position

IT Security Specialist

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West Herts College
📍 Watford, England, United Kingdom
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Location
Watford, United Kingdom
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Posted
June 16, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced IT professional to join our IT Department.

We are looking for a confident IT Security Specialist to work within our IT Operations team, taking ownership of security incident detection and response, vulnerability management, and ensuring effective security governance aligned with organisational and regulatory requirements.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve leading a 3rd party SOC service, maintaining and improving security policies and procedures, delivering security awareness training, and contributing to the ongoing development of the college’s security roadmap while ensuring compliance with standards such as Cyber Essentials and GDPR.

You will need the following Technical Skills/Knowledge: Firewalls, network configuration, and endpoint protection.

The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Cyber Security including a minimum of three years’ experie...