Day SOC Officer

The Company

NorthMark Strategies is a leading investment firm, combining capital, innovation, and engineering to drive long-term value. From operating complex businesses to backing breakthrough technologies, our mission is to build enduring businesses. Our team combines intelligent risk-taking, operational excellence, exceptional talent, and world-class computing capacity to create shareholder value.
 

Our company offers a dynamic environment where individuals have the freedom to lead companies toward bold achievements by embracing innovation, leveraging technology, and fostering differentiated business strategies. Our values are Integrity, Ability, and Energy, and the company aims to hire individuals who possess those qualities.

At NorthMark Strategies, we believe the future isn’t something to hope for, it’s something to build. We don’t just invest, we create. Bringing together strategic insight and technical horsepower to deliver outcomes that endure.

The Position

NMS is looking for a day time Physical Security Officer to join our Security Operations Centre. The Security Operations Centre is responsible for CCTV monitoring, alert monitoring, response, and escalation across our global assets. You will support the world class physical security service provided we provide to NMS.

Responsibilities:

• A minimum 24-hour working week, primarily on weekends
• Day shifts between 6am to 11pm, with regular over time available throughout the week
• Acting as first response for all physical security incidents and alerts
• Monitoring CCTV, alert, and threat platforms
• Monitoring access and egress of global locations ensuring policy compliance
• Conducting investigations of security incidents or policy breaches
• Leasing with relevant stakeholders such as Risk, Cyber Security, and Engineers
• Supporting technical surveillance sweeps (TSCM) 
• Documenting incidents
• Manned guarding duties

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in a SOC or control room environment
• A breadth of experience in physical security 
• A CCTV SIA certification
• Excellent knowledge of CCTV and access control systems
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications
• Strong problem-solving skills with an ability to assess and prioritise threats
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, with a detail-oriented mindset
• Ability to communicate complex and technical issues to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working in high-pressure situations and being able to collaborate with team members to resolve incidents
• Willingness to continuously learn and keep up to date with new technologies and techniques in physical security
• Good written and verbal communication skills

It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility of, any position. Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company’s needs may change over time. Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive. The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description. The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs.

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Private medical and dental insurance through Bupa UK

• Extra Support: Access to a Health Cash Scheme for everyday healthcare needs

• Pension Scheme: A generous 9% non-contributory pension scheme

• Various wellbeing and lifestyle benefits: Such as gym memberships through Gymflex & Wellhub, discounts, backup care, fertility and family planning benefits and more

• Various Loan Schemes: Cycle to Work, Cycle Scheme, Technology Loans, Season Ticket Loans and more.

• Risk Benefits: Life Assurance & Income Protection

• Annual Leave & Holidays: 27 days of holiday plus all UK bank holidays.