Agile Security & Compliance Analyst

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive group is seeking an Agile Security and Compliance Analyst based in Farnborough. The role involves analyzing security requirements, designing security solutions, and ensuring compliance with IT Security policies. The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and demonstratable experience in IT, ideally within the automotive or financial services sector. The position offers opportunities for flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working model

Recognized as a Top Employer

Qualifications

• Demonstratable experience within IT, preferably in Automotive/Financial Services.
• Hands-on experience implementing IT security controls including firewalls and SIEM platforms.
• Experience in projects in a DevOps environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze security requirements across relevant markets.
• Design solutions to fulfill cyber security requirements.
• Plan and co-ordinate compliance and audit activities.

Skills

IT security management

Technical analysis

Leadership skills

Teamwork

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

CrowdStrike

CyberArk

Palo Alto Firewall Suite

Job description

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BMW Group Financial Services’ IT Shared Services team are looking for an Agile Security and Compliance Analyst. This role is based at the Summit ONE Campus in Farnborough.

This role is responsible for undertaking a variety of initiatives to support Head of DevOps and their management teams in delivering technical and non-technical requirements including formulating and defining the initiative scope and objectives, undertaking complex research and analysis to define solutions through to implementing and coordinating changes to ensure operational and project activities are successfully delivered in line with BMW Group standards, budget and timescales.

What awaits you?

• Understand Security and Compliance standards for IT Applications within BMW Group, including training to become the senior subject matter expert.
• Analyse security requirements and fulfillment level across the relevant markets covering the full range of applications and systems
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the application landscape to ensure correct measures are taken relevant to the application.
• Plan, co-ordinate and undertake tasks to complete compliance, security, IT-ICS, risk and audit activities.
• Design and implement solutions to fulfill cyber security requirements related to BMW Group IT Security Policy as well as local legislative expectations, including Threat Assessments, arranging AST and PenTest across all applications.
• Manage vulnerabilities and expedite implementation of remediation measures.
• Validating security and compliance of our vendors/suppliers (for example, IT-SIA, DPA, TISAX etc.)
• Supporting tenders (DevOps and/or Development) for IT security and compliance elements.
• Update and maintain YPA’s and Product Depot including interface specifications and operations manuals.
• Provide maintenance on IT platforms such as ConnectIT including provision of technical architecture diagrams, interfaces and additional attributes required by the BMW Group.
• Plan and perform technical projects as necessary, such as Cloud and VDI migrations, application technical upgrades (SOPRA, Windows).
• Ensure inclusion of non-functional testing. This includes smoke, capacity and load testing, working with DevOps Engineers on selected applications to help to devise and undertake tasks.
• Support the delivery of specific tasks on projects to deliver the project portfolio as directed by the manager (Head of DevOps or Agile Delivery and Operations Manager).
• Ensure work is high quality and undertaken efficiently and effectively, whilst adhering to BMW Group policies and frameworks including AWM quality standards and gateways.

What should you bring along?

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Demonstratable experience within IT and preferably within Automotive / Financial Services.
• Proven leadership, teamwork and multi-tasking skills with the ability to drive and motivate yourself and other people.
• Demonstratable experience in an IT technical analysis role including knowledge of apps developed in Java, .Net
• Demonstratable experience in projects in a DevOps environment (AWM), including both Development and IT Operations
• Demonstratable experience in security management, security auditing or similar, including training on the job.
• Knowledge on and experience in applications development, as well as exposure to cloud (AWS, Azure).
• Hands-on experience implementing and managing IT security controls including firewalls, SIEM platforms, Network Access Control (NAC), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), DLP, IPS/IDS, encryption, authentication, tokenization, XDR/EDR tools, and desktop virtualization security (e.g., CrowdStrike, CyberArk, Palo Alto Firewall Suite, MS Defender).

Closing Date: Friday 12th December 2025

At BMW Group, we are committed to offering our employees the right balance between work and personal life.We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer and for most roles, it could be possible to agree flexible hours, job share, compressed hours or part-time working hours and so please discuss your individual requirements as part of the application process so we can try to agree a suitable arrangement. [For this role, we also support a hybrid model which combines remote and office working.] #LI-Hybrid

In 2025 BMW Group Financial Services UK was recognised as a Top Employer. We invest in our employees and embrace a culture of flexible working as well as promoting a positive, supportive culture and working environment. We are based in prestigious offices in Farnborough that provide a great place to work with good people and an exciting, engaging, industry leading brand.

We are proud to be a part of the Disability Confident scheme. The scheme supports employers to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to the workplace.

At the BMW Group, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants.