IT Security Manager

BMW Group; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

BMW Group Financial Services UK is seeking an IT Security Manager to align IT Security with business needs. This role involves managing security tasks, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring compliance across multiple regions. The position offers a hybrid work model and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working model

Supportive culture

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of IT Security and IT development lifecycle.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments and analyze security audit results.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance and security standards with application owners.
• Conduct regular risk assessments to identify security vulnerabilities.
• Perform security audits to evaluate effectiveness of measures.

Skills

IT Security

Risk Assessment

Communication

Education

University degree in IT or related field

Tools

Security Management Tools

Job description

BMW Group Financial Services UK is looking for an IT Security Manager. This role is based at the Summit ONE Campus in Farnborough.

The IT Security Manager is responsible for demonstrating an alignment between IT Security and the needs of the business. The role is responsible driving and delivering the IT Security demands across the UK, Ireland, Belgium and Netherlands markets.

What awaits you?

• Ensure active follow-up and management of security tasks with application owners to maintain compliance and security standards.
• Implement security policies across multiple local applications, ensuring consistency and adherence to best practices. Actively manage and follow up on security tasks with application owners to ensure compliance and security standards are met.
• Conduct regular risk assessments to identify potential security vulnerabilities and threats.
• Perform security audits to evaluate the effectiveness of security measures and identify areas for improvement.
• Update and maintain security and compliance documentation to reflect current policies, procedures, and audit findings.
• Ensure a four-eyes principle and checks-and-balances approach to security and compliance tasks.

What should you bring along?

• University degree, or relevant education/experience (i.e. studies in IT, computing, software engineering, Information Security or comparable qualification.)
• Excellent understanding of IT Security and IT development lifecycle
• Proficiency in security management tools and techniques, including knowledge of relevant software and technologies.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments and analyze security audit results to identify trends, anomalies, and potential issues.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively with application owners and other stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding and adherence to security policies.
• Skills in managing projects related to security policy implementation, risk assessments, and security audits.
• Expertise in maintaining and updating security and compliance documentation.

Closing Date: Sunday 25th May 2025

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.

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

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