Cyber Security Project Specialist Virgin Money Opportunities Search Results Virgin Money Current Opportunities

Are you passionate about cyber security and eager to make a real impact? At Virgin Money, we're looking for a dynamic Cyber Project Specialist to join our Security Solutions team. We are championing being Secure by Design across all our change and delivery programmes, embarking on threat modelling and giving straight up advice for colleagues on security best practice and our regulatory requirements.
If you like a fast-paced and rewarding role that exposes you to exciting technology and will challenge you, then you may have just found it! We're looking for self-motivated enthusiastic individuals, who are ready to make a real difference to a successful team and play a key role in keeping our customers and colleagues safe.
What you'll be doing
+ Foster strong connections, help to shift our security culture and advocate for Secure by Design principles throughout our projects.
+ Perform design reviews, threat modelling, and risk assessments to ensure robust security measures are incorporated from the outset.
+ Offer expert advice and consultation on our policy & standards, industry regulations, frameworks, and best practices to support our change initiatives and operational teams.
+ Ensure that security requirements and considerations are seamlessly integrated into our change solutions and evident.
+ Identify and evaluate security risks, making recommendations to continuously improve Virgin Money's security posture in an ever-changing threat landscape.
+ Set clear objectives, boundaries, and focus areas for security tests to prevent vulnerabilities in our technical ecosystem.
+ Ensure that any risks or findings from security scans or tests are addressed within risk appetite before changes are promoted to production.

+ Knowledge of Cyber Security Frameworks inside out and can explain their significance and impact to everyone from tech teams to senior business stakeholders.
+ A good understanding across a range of Information Security domains, including Identity & Access Management, Network Security, Cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure, Mobile & API security, and more.
+ Strong analytical skills to help you interpret how industry trends, regulations, and the threat landscape can affect our business.
+ Experience in scoping penetration tests, conducting risk assessments, and overseeing remediation plans.
+ Skills at influencing, communicating, and collaborating with senior management and stakeholders.
+ Be well-versed in Cloud Service models like IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS and the security context when deploying solutions into them.
+ Experience in a similar cyber role, information technology or governance / risk, bringing valuable insights and expertise to the table.
It's a bonus if you have but not essential
+ Prior experience working in a regulated industry and the financial services sector.
+ Prior participation in threat modelling using techniques like STRIDE.
+ Knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Azure and 365 security products like Defender, Sentinel, Azure Information Protection, and Intune.
+ Holding Information Security certifications such as CISM, CCSP, CRISC, or CompTIA Security+ and being actively involved in the cyber community through participation in working groups, forums, and facilitating knowledge-sharing sessions.

+ 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt.
+ Market-leading pension.
+ Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
+ Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness.
And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.
Feeling insatiably curious about this role? If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.
We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.
Say hello to Virgin Money
We're making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK's best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we're a workforce to be reckoned with, and we're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We're customer-obsessed and work tirelessly to deliver on our purpose, 'Making You Happier About Money.' This means we're able to do banking differently, and by innovating and working together we can make a real difference by creating memorable moments and red-hot experiences for our millions of customers. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work.
Be yourself at Virgin Money
Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team careers@virginmoney.com
It's important to note that there may be occasions where it's not possible to interview all candidates declaring a disability who meet the essential criteria for the job. In certain recruitment situations such as receiving a high-volume of applications, we may need to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants.
Now the legal bit
Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.
If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks - we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.

+ Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more.
+ Up to five extra paid well-being days per year .