Security Consultant

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JR-0000051090
Embark on a transformative journey as a Security Consultant at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

To be successful as a Security Consultant you should have or be able to:

Technical awareness with a working understanding of computer networks, operating systems, databases, websites, and architectural principles.
Strong written and verbal reasoning skills – comfortable with technical writing and review.
Work as part of a team.

Some other highly valued skills/knowledge./experience may include:

Current security certification CISSP is preferred.
Experience of PCI-DSS.
Experience in software development or business analysis disciplines including awareness of OWASP.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role will be based in Knutsford office.

Purpose of the role

To enable ‘secure by design’, supporting the bank’s change programmes, design and implement a secure systems and architecture across a broad set of security domains. These include data security, security risk management, asset security, security architecture and engineering (incl. cloud security), communications and networks, security operations, software development, security assurance testing, identity and access management (IAM).

Accountabilities

Control function or security guild responsible for technology change oversight and governance.
Execution of security risk assessments and building threat models during the change & development lifecycle in order to identify vulnerabilities within the banks IT systems, applications and infrastructure, ensuring that compensating security controls and countermeasures are embedded in order to enhance security posture and resilience against cyber threats provision of timely communication of key findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
Enablement of DevSecOps (and shift left), by providing engagement channels for customers and stakeholders who wish to engage early seeking security advice and input into their business plans and opportunities, or technology change designs, influencing key stakeholders in COO and CSO to create security strategies to enable business and technology evolution.
Support and guidance to CISO, CIO and Product Team functions providing security reviews for prospective 3rd party technology products and services.
Transfer of residual risks to the business/customer as required by the bank’s enterprise risk management framework.
Collaboration with stakeholder and IT teams to support incident response and investigations using their knowledge of the banks technology systems sharing security insights.
Participation in the development and maintenance of security policies, standards and procedures aligned to the banks risk tolerance, regulatory requirements and industry best practice.

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