IT Security Assistant Vice President

SMBC Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Competitive paid leave days

Private medical and life insurance

Mental wellbeing network and coaching

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

SMBC Group is seeking a Security Automation Engineer for Security Architecture & Engineering to strengthen the Bank's global IT platform and help deliver secure, automated operations.

The role focuses on designing, developing and implementing automation to mitigate security risks, integrating security into pipelines, and managing policy as code, collaborating with ITSD and infrastructure teams to enable reliable and scalable security across the business.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Information Security principles, including network, infrastructure and endpoint security.
• Experience operating security controls across a variety of domains.
• Proficiency in scripting technologies for task automation such as PowerShell, Python, Bash.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code.
• Knowledge of Policy as Code concepts to drive automation and efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement security automation solutions to mitigate security risks and improve existing system interactions across product and infrastructure teams.
• Design and integrate security solutions into new and existing pipelines across the business.
• Manage security policy through automation and Infrastructure/Policy as code.

Skills

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Automation

Security fundamentals

Tools

Infrastructure as Code

Policy as Code

Job description

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SMBC: A trusted partner for the long term

Here at SMBC Group, we want to help you find the next step in your career so read on to discover if this opportunity is the one for you. We like to recognise potential in our people, so we welcome your application even when your experience doesn't perfectly align with the job description. Whilst we'll always strive to be better, we're proud of our inclusive culture, and encourage our applicants and colleagues to be their authentic, unique selves.

Who we are

United by a sense of purpose towards our customers - to be a trusted partner for the long-term - and our universal banking platform in EMEA, SMBC Group has an international growth agenda and award-winning products, meaning we provide exciting opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects and initiatives. We deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers as well as investment banking and advisory services, and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets. Read on to find out how you could enhance your skills and gain valuable experience, by joining us to support our clients transition to a sustainable future.

Role Summary

Is the next step in your career atSMBC Group EMEA? We're looking for a Security Automation Engineer for Security Architecture & Engineering to join our team.

The Security Architecture and Engineering team is responsible for the technical support and management of specific Information Security elements of the Bank's global IT platform, supporting colleagues in ITSDto ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the Bank's systems and information.

The Security Automation Engineer facilitates the review, design and implementation of security related control changes, identifying opportunities for automation in existing manual process.

Role responsibilities:

• Design, develop and implement security automation solutions to mitigate security risks and improve existing system interactions across product and infrastructure teams.
• Design and integrate security solutions into new and existing pipelines across the business.
• Manage security policy through automation and Infrastructure/Policy as code.

Candidate requirements:

• Strong understanding of Information Security principles. Such as network, Infrastructure and Endpoint security principles.
• Experience operating security controls across a variety of domains.
• Proficiency in scripting technologies for task automation such as, but not necessarily limited to, PowerShell, Python, Bash etc.
• Experience of working with Infrastructure as Code.
• Knowledge of how Policy as Code concepts can be leveraged to drive automation and efficiencies.

The anticipated salary range for this role is £64,000 - £96,000, with the final offer determined based on the candidate's skills, experience, role scope, location, and relevant market factors. In addition to base salary, the role may be eligible for a discretionary incentive award and a competitive benefits package, including core benefits such as pension provision.

Business Area

CISO Group - Security Architecture & Engineering

Position Description

The Security Automation Engineer is a technical resource within ITSD focused on facilitating security control figuration management and changes (such as Firewall policy), with a particular priority placed upon building automation solutions instead of processing change manually wherever possible. This position is critical to the core business functions of the Bank, it requires a strong and broad technical skillset, exemplary communication skills and the capacity to effectively balance operational support and strategic project requirements as part of a team.

The role involves a large amount of collaboration and communication at all levels throughout the wider business on a global scale to not only safeguard confidential data but provide a platform to enable the business to function. If security systems suffer from service outages, all teams throughout the bank are at risk of potential impact, therefore uptime of responsible systems to enable secure business operations is of upmost priority.

Customer Focus

Driving Change

Driving Results

Judgement and Decision Making

Strategic and Visionary

Trust and Integrity

What we offer

For all the expertise and experience you bring to help us make a difference, it's only sustainable if we support you to build your career and be your best self so we offer competitive company benefits, centred around promoting positive well-bring and work-life balance. We also believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, where all team members perspectives and contributions are valued. Initiatives in place which promote a diverse and inclusive culture and healthy work life balance include hybrid working, Sport & Social Clubs and Diversity and Inclusion networks.

As an employee of SMBC you have access to a host of both useful and exciting benefit offerings. See below some of the benefits on offer to you:

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Competitive paid leave days
• Benefits to support your physical wellbeing, including private medical insurance and life and invalidity insurance
• Various policies to support your mental wellbeing, including a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access a wide range of learning and development opportunities and career progression opportunities

We recognise our role as a bank to support social change and welcome all applications, including those from groups often under-represented in financial services. We value the uniqueness of professional and personal, backgrounds and perspectives as they play a vital role in continuing the sustainable growth of our organisation. We'll ensure reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process are offered due to a disability or long-term condition whenever requested.

We are committed to transparent and equitable pay practices. Compensation is determined using objective criteria, including skills, experience, and role responsibilities, and applied consistently throughout our recruitment processes. We do not request candidates' pay history and are committed to preventing unjustified pay disparities.

About SMBC

A trusted partner for the long term
United by a sense of purpose towards our customers - to be a trusted partner for the long-term - and our universal banking platform in EMEA, we deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers, including corporate, structured and trade finance, leveraged finance, loan market and treasury products. We can also provide investment banking and advisory services and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets.
Find out more about what we do and who we are at https://www.smbcgroup.com/emea/careers