Security Analyst, Year in Placement

We are seeking 2 highly motivated and passionate individuals to join our Security team at Monzo for placement for a duration of 12 months. This year in placement offers an opportunity for students pursuing studies in Information Security to gain practical experience in a dynamic fintech environment. It will consist of two six-month rotations in our Information Security and Security Operations Squads.

Key Activities

• Information Security

• Work with the rest of the business to onboard high priority suppliers and partners while managing the associated security risk.
• Get involved in improving how we manage Security at Monzo, leveraging new technologies such as generative AI to transform traditional approaches to Security.
• Support the business to deliver change safely by assessing and helping to mitigate any security risks associated with the change, including product launches.
• Engage with our Security Engineering, Offensive Security, Security Operations and Data Protection teams.
• Experience working with our 1st, 2nd and 3rd line risk teams during Internal Audits, 2nd line risk reviews or controls testing.
• Promote a security-conscious culture throughout the organisation.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

• Assist in monitoring security events and alerts using security information and event management (SIEM) tooling.
• Analyse security event data to identify potential indicators of compromise (IOCs) and security incidents.
• Collaborate with incident response teams to escalate and investigate security incidents.
• Participate in security incident response activities, including containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Document incident response procedures and outcomes for post-incident analysis and improvement.
• Contribute to the collection and analysis of threat intelligence data to identify emerging threats and trends.
• Assist in integrating threat intelligence feeds into security operations processes for proactive threat hunting.
• Contribute to the tuning and configuration of security tools to improve detection accuracy and reduce false positives.

We’d love to hear from you if…

• You are excited to experience working in information security, and have drive and passion to learn through an internship experience.
• You are currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field.
• You are currently completing your second year at University, and will be completing your final year after the placement years have concluded.
• You have an understanding of information security principles, practices, and technologies.
• You have a strong interest in security operations, incident response, and threat detection methodologies.
• You have an analytical mindset with the ability to analyse and interpret data effectively.
• You are confident in communicating, in writing and verbally.
• You’re excited to experience opportunities in a wide range of security roles.
• Some familiarity with security tools such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, and EDR solutions is desirable.

What’s In It For You

• £30,600 annual gross salary.
• London office or remote across the UK with adhoc meetings in London.
• Flexible full-time working hours.
• Top-spec Macbook to use over the course of your time with us.
• Knowledge-sharing sessions with your squad and wider discipline.
• Team and company-wide socials/events.
• Lunch on Monzo twice a week from a range of street food vendors.

The application journey has 4 key steps:

• Submit your application with the short questions answered.
• Short call with the recruiter.
• Initial call with one of the team.
• 2 hours of technical and behavioural interviews.

The closing date for applications is February 6th 2026, but we encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will be extending offers on a rolling basis.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.