Cyber Security Assurance Specialist

hackajob is collaborating with Barclays to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. We are seeking an experienced cyber security professional to join the Assurance team within Tesco Bank Vulnerability Management, as part of Barclays. In this role, you will liaise with a wide range of stakeholders internally and externally to provide assurance and risk assessments for technical implementations and projects across the bank. You will, by applying a broad spectrum of cyber frameworks and knowledge, ensure that software, applications, and architecture are secure by design and hardened against vulnerabilities, providing high quality and confidence assurance against risk and vulnerabilities within the changing landscape of modern banking.

Required Experience

• Strong technical written & verbal communication/Stakeholder management skills
• Relevant cyber security experience/qualifications, such as CISM, CPSA, CompTIA, CISSP, etc.
• Keen attention to detail – review complex technical documents and designs to identify gaps and potential security concerns.
• The role requires you to write documentation and liaise with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally, technical and non-technical alike.
• Good communication and bridging the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders is essential.

Highly Valued Skills

• Experience working in banking, financial services, or a related industry
• Knowledge and awareness of emerging technologies, industry trends and best practices in cyber security
• Knowledge of security/assurance needs in the emerging AI/LLM landscape or experience providing assurance or risk assessment for AI/LLM solutions

This role is based in Edinburgh.

Purpose of the role

To identify potential vulnerabilities within the bank’s IT systems using penetration testing tools and techniques to ensure the security of computer systems, applications, servers, and networks.

Accountabilities

• Development and execution of assessments, audits, and threat models to identify vulnerabilities within the bank’s systems, applications, and servers using penetration tools and techniques, and communicate key findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaboration with stakeholders and IT teams to identify emerging cyber‑attack techniques, tools, and technologies and to support the development of penetration testing methodologies.
• Development and maintenance of comprehensive documents and reports for senior stakeholders on penetration test findings and remediation guidance.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to understand their security requirements and controls in business processes, application/services, to enhance overall security posture and assurance.
• Identification of emerging vulnerabilities, exploit codes and cyber‑attacks to develop testing methodologies and assurance activities.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with other functions/business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well‑developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
• Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
• For leadership positions: People Leaders are expected to demonstrate clear leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard.
• For an individual contributor: they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for inclusion of other specialisations to complete assignments, identify new directions, etc.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies/procedures to support the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work closely related to other areas, which requires understanding how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub‑function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external, such as procedures and practices, to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information; 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship, and the Barclays Mindset – Empower, Challenge and Drive – as the operating manual for how we behave.