Ergo IT Recruitment Services is seeking an IT Security Specialist for a leading client of ours in Galway.
This permanent role combines hands‑on engineering with responsibility for security risk assessment, mitigation, and compliance across network, cloud, server, and information environments. This is a hybrid role, working 1-2 days onsite each week.
What will you do?
Maintain and implement security policies, standards, and procedures (ISO27001, NIS2)
Perform system audits, risk assessments, and vulnerability testing
Monitor, analyse, and respond to security alerts and incidents
Support teams across the business in adopting strong security practices
Manage network and endpoint security tools including firewalls, IDS/IPS, EPP, and encryption
Oversee backups, disaster recovery processes, and incident response
Conduct log analysis and digital forensics when required
What do you need?
3+ years of experience in an IT Security role
Strong experience in network and endpoint security, identity management, and compliance frameworks
Familiarity with SIEM tools and incident response workflows
Knowledge of firewalls, VPNs, DLP, vulnerability scanners, IAM, Active Directory, LDAP, RBAC, and MFA
Cloud security experience, ideally with Azure and AWS
Background in IT auditing, vulnerability assessments, or gap analysis is an advantage
Desirable Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in IT
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
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