Cyber Security Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cyber Security Engineer to join our growing Cyber Security function.

About Admiral Money

Admiral Money is an exciting, new division of Admiral Group. We have the freedom and innovation of a small start up with the security of a large parent company, Admiral. 

The journey started when we launched unsecured personal loans in June 2017. We went on to be the first direct to consumer car finance provider in December 2017. Since then, we have gone from strength to strength and have some exciting plans for the future.

We’re looking for people who are keen to learn, excited about getting stuck in and are ready for a challenge to help us to achieve our aim of creating a special lending business for our customers.

The Role

 The Cyber Security Engineer will become a member the cyber security team within Admiral Money and the Admiral Group. Working alongside the other Engineers and Analysts, you will support the provision of a range of operational and risk management security services to the business, in addition you will help to deliver of a wide range of security improvement initiatives.

About You

We are seeking a cyber security professional who has a strong security and technological background who is able to get “hands on” with the platforms and tools that make up our environment.

You will be an organised, enthusiastic self-starter, a problem solver and to top it off a great communicator, able to support our internal stakeholders and liaise and directly manage any third parties that might be involved in the delivery of our security services to the business.

You will also continue to support our “shift left” ensuring we manage risk and embed security earlier into our agile development lifecycle and drive forward improvements to our CI/CD pipeline

Essential Skills

• Broad knowledge of IT infrastructure and cloud technologies
• Knowledge and experience in the principle security domains e.g. architecture, logging & monitoring, security operations, risk management, etc 
• Knowledge of current information security exploits and threats
• Experience in monitoring, alert management and escalation for security solutions
• Demonstrable experience in incident management and triaging incidents
• Ability to perform security reviews and assessments for products, technologies, and services
• Experience supporting business continuity planning and disaster recovery
• Experience in managing third parties and partners responsible for delivering security services
• Ability to input into designs and architectures from a security perspective
• Experience in supporting risk assessments, IT change, projects and third party suppliers

Desirables 

• Experience of working in the financial sector / financial products 
• Good understanding of regulatory requirements in the financial sector
• Cloud Technology Certifications in Azure or AWS
• Qualified CISSP or working towards qualification

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration

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