Penetration Tester (Senior) in Southampton

Starling is the UK's first and leading digital bank on a mission to fix banking. We built a new kind of bank because technology can help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We are a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We employ more than 3,000 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices. Our technologists are at the heart of Starling and work in a fast-paced environment focused on building, creating new things, and disruptive technology that keeps us on the cutting edge of fintech. We operate a flat structure to empower you to make decisions, with innovation and collaboration at the core. Our purpose is underpinned by five Starling values: Listen, Keep It Simple, Do The Right Thing, Own It, and Aim For Greatness.

We have a hybrid approach to working here at Starling; our preference is that you are located within a commutable distance of one of our offices to enable in-person collaboration.

As an experienced Penetration Tester you will work with talented cybersecurity professionals to protect Starling customers, company assets and systems using the latest technologies and techniques. The primary objective is to collaborate with, support, and guide Starling's engineering and operations functions to ensure our services are designed, developed and operated securely. As an experienced member of our penetration testing team you will directly interact with multiple areas of the business to understand requirements, define the scope and approach to testing (including undertaking appropriate research), and produce reporting information aligned to our risk framework. You will support the continued advancement of our penetration testing through research, design and implementation of new solutions, including automation.

Responsibilities

• Scoping and performing mobile, web application, cloud, and infrastructure penetration tests
• Automation of security testing, and development of internal tooling, to achieve continuous assurance
• Collaboration with engineering teams to facilitate secure development, including:

• Review and analysis of proposed technical solutions to identify appropriate security controls
• Input and guidance to security related technical architecture and design decisions
• Code review of features and critical security components
• Practical security testing
• Advising on remediation of security issues and processes to address root causes
• Security assurance reviews of third-party solutions
• Identifying and implementing improvements to the team's internal processes and procedures
• Review, analysis and reporting of external threats relevant to Starling systems and solutions, in the context of Starling's desired security posture

Requirements

• 5+ years technical information security experience
• Experience of mobile, web application, cloud and infrastructure penetration testing
• Strong technical knowledge in:

• Mobile security (iOS and Android)
• Web application security
• Networking and associated protocols
• Cloud security (AWS and GCP)
• Containers and Kubernetes

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, following a chat with one of our Talent Team:

• First stage with the Penetration Testing Team Lead
• Second stage with additional members of the Penetration Testing team
• Final stage with Infosec Director and CISO

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. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• 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

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. 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. We're proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love solving problems together.

Starling is an equal opportunity employer, and we're proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.