Application Security Engineer

Shawbrook is a new type of specialist financial services company, combining the relentless focus on customer service and innovation you would expect from a fintech with the expertise and certainty of a bank. Shawbrook is driven by a purpose to solve complex problems that unlock opportunity for its rapidly growing customer base of over 300,000 UK consumers and businesses.

Our success would not have been possible without our Team. Our people differentiate us from the competition through their deep sector knowledge, they are the life force of our business.

Join Shawbrook because you:

• Want to help us deepen our industry sector knowledge, combining technology alongside the best banking brains.
• Want to build a bank for the future and be part of our digital transformation journey that will enable customers & businesses to thrive
• Want to continue to grow professionally. We encourage you to grow and be the best version of yourself.
• Care about sustainability? We want to be better for our people, environment and society.
• Bring passion and enjoyment to your work. You’ll work hard but you’ll have fun too.

Purpose & Scope of role

Managing the day to day Operational Security (OpSec) aspects of the IT Security Chapter in operating the Information Security controls and managing user enquiries.

Providing IT Security support and know-how to the Franchises and Central Functions within the Bank.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Managing the day to day Operational Security (OpSec) aspects of the IT Security Chapter in operating the Information Security controls and managing user enquiries.
• Support incident investigations (and support forensics / responses)
• Support and participate in Red teaming, pen testing, social engineering
• Analyse and advise on new security technologies and program conformance
• Recommend modifications in legal, technical and regulatory areas that affect IT security
• Assist the IT Security Chapter Lead with managing Services, suppliers, partners and stakeholders
• Supporting stakeholders with InfoSec guidance and assessing any information security risks within their business areas and provide security consultancy and support to technical teams
• Create new ways to solve existing production security issues
• Make sure that Information Security and Cyber risk is identified and successfully managed in everything that we do.
• Perform third party risk analysis and security assessments

Skills & Experience

• Experience as a "hands on" Technical  security engineer
• Experience in working with SOCs (on-site and off-site) and 3rd Parties
• Experience in securing both on-premise and off-premise Infrastructure deployments
• Knowledge of key Azure and server security services
• Ability to demonstrably link security solutions to business goals and objectives
• Experience of supporting the creation of security architectures
• Proficient in at least one scripting language and/or tool (e.g. Python, PowerShell)
• Experience in working with applications, example DLP tools
• The ability to encourage colleagues to implement and maintain an Information Security controls that supports the entire Bank.
• High interpersonal skills to enable partnership with IT and business stakeholders operating at all levels within the organisation.

Reward:

Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:

• Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity, Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
• Free access to Headspace, a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
• Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns, mental wellbeing and more general queries around family, work, housing and health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on gym membership
• Contributory pension scheme & death in service

Your Lifestyle - It’s important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when you’re enjoying your leisure time.

• Minimum of 25 days holiday per year
• Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme
• Discounts on gym membership nationwide
• Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
• Community support and charitable giving

Your Contribution - We’re focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.

• Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
• Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done