At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and maintain vulnerability management tools while collaborating with tech teams.
- Company: Join Starling, the UK's leading digital bank on a mission to revolutionise banking.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days holiday, private medical insurance, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team committed to reshaping banking for everyone.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in cybersecurity at a fast-paced, innovative fintech company.
- Qualifications: Strong technical skills in cloud, programming, and vulnerability management are essential.
Starling is the UK's first and leading digital bank on a mission to fix banking! Our vision is fast technology, fair service, and honest values. We are about giving customers a new way to spend, save and manage their money while taking better care of the planet. Our journey started in 2014, and since then we have surpassed 3.5 million accounts with 350,000 business customers. We are a fully licensed UK bank but at the heart, we are a tech-first company, enabling our platform to deliver brilliant products.
Our technologists enjoy working in a fast-paced environment that is all about building things, creating new stuff, and disruptive technology that keeps us on the cutting edge of fintech. We operate a flat structure to empower you to make decisions regardless of your primary responsibilities. Innovation and collaboration will be at the core of everything you do. Help is never far away in our open culture; you will find support in your team and from across the business.
The way to thrive and shine within Starling is to be a self-driven individual and take full ownership of everything around you: from building things, designing, discovering, to sharing knowledge with your colleagues and ensuring all processes are efficient and productive to deliver the best possible results for our customers. Our purpose is underpinned by five Starling values: Listen, Keep It Simple, Do The Right Thing, Own It, and Aim For Greatness.
Hybrid Working
We have a Hybrid approach to working here at Starling - our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance of one of our offices so that we're able to interact and collaborate in person. In Technology, we're asking that you attend the office a minimum of 1 day per week.
About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Vulnerability Management Engineer to join our Cyber Security team. As a Vulnerability Management Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to manage vulnerability management tooling and have an active role in improving existing processes. You will achieve this by creating automated solutions through collaboration with technical teams across Starling.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain robust vulnerability management tooling and technical solutions.
- Drive efficiency by implementing automated solutions that eliminate manual overhead and streamline operations.
- Partner with internal engineering teams and remediators to intelligently prioritise remediation activities.
- Synthesise raw vulnerability data into actionable insights, reports, and metrics to support a risk-based security posture.
- Engineer custom integrations between internal and external platforms to enhance data capture throughout the remediation lifecycle.
- Maintain strict adherence to global security standards, regulatory requirements, and industry frameworks.
- Keep at the forefront of the industry by monitoring emerging trends in vulnerability management and shifting regulatory landscapes.
- Treat security as a continuous engineering challenge to outpace the threat landscape, proactively identifying vulnerabilities and architecting technical solutions to fortify our global ecosystem.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive technical playbooks and runbooks to standardise vulnerability triage, remediation, and incident response procedures.
- Utilise pattern and trend analysis to identify "Vulnerability Hotspots" to drive strategic risk reduction rather than just individual remediation.
Requirements
- Strong technical knowledge, including:
- Cloud Experience (AWS, GCP)
- Kubernetes and Container experience
- Infrastructure as code (Terraform)
- Proficiency with either Go or Java programming languages
- Strong engineering and automation background with a keen interest in Vulnerability Management
- Experience with developing integrations by interacting with APIs
- Ability and willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to evolving security landscapes
- Capability to understand the bigger picture while effectively managing details
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
Additional Technical Requirements
- Deep understanding of container & orchestration security.
- Proficiency in cloud posture management.
- Risk-based prioritisation models.
- Practical experience in one or more of the vulnerability management fields would be desirable but not essential.
Interview process
Interviewing is a two-way process and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you! Our interviews are conversational and we want to get the best from you, so come with questions and be curious. In general, you can expect the below:
- First stage with our Information Security Lead
- Second stage - Take home task
- Third stage with additional members of the Vulnerability Management and Security Engineering team
- Final stage with Security Engineering Lead and Information Security Director
Benefits
- 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
- An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
- Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
- 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
- Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
- Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
- Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care
- Generous family-friendly policies
- Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
- Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing
About Us
You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway. We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.
Starling is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace.
Software Engineer - Vulnerability Management employer: Starling
Starling is an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation, making it an ideal place for engineers to thrive. With a hybrid working model, employees enjoy flexibility while benefiting from comprehensive support for professional growth and development. The positive work environment, coupled with a commitment to clean coding practices, ensures that team members are empowered to tackle complex challenges and contribute meaningfully to the future of banking.
