Security Consultant

Ampstek; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking Cyber Security Consultants to strengthen our Security Consultancy and Design team. You will work across various platforms, embedding security by design and driving transformation in a fast-paced, agile environment.

You will contribute to threat modelling, secure architecture decisions, and security testing while communicating complex concepts to diverse audiences and guiding security governance across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience with threat modelling frameworks (STRIDE / MITRE ATT&CK).
• Broad knowledge of cyber security domains (endpoint, network, cryptography, IAM).
• Experience applying agile methods to security delivery.

Responsibilities

• Apply Agile methodologies to support engineers and deliver on multiple product initiatives.
• Threat model and deconstruct technical solutions to identify threats and risks.
• Analyse risks and design options to support safe architectural decisions.
• Design secure solutions and document key security controls per standards.
• Define security testing requirements and assess findings.
• Communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences to provide security direction and guidance.

Skills

Threat modelling

Cloud & AI

RESTful APIs

Containerised microservices

Security governance

Job description

Our Security Consultancy and Design team are continuing their search for Cyber Security Consultants who have a broad knowledge of Cyber Security domains and controls working across a wide range of computing platforms. Join our Chief Security Office here at Lloyds Banking Group as we build the bank of the future.

About this opportunity

Are you someone who wants to be in the heart of Cyber Security delivering change and working in an agile way, ensuring we execute our strategy and transformation agenda safely? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

We are actively welcoming enthusiastic Cyber Security Professionals from all industries and backgrounds to join our expanding team as we embark on an exciting journey where you will have the opportunity to ensure security by design is embedded across our change portfolio.

Cyber Security sits at the heart of our business providing the Group with a secure operating environment, safe from malicious attacks. It is a dynamic and constantly evolving world where your experience and efforts can deliver tangible results to the safety of a huge company and over 30m customers.

What you'll do:

• Applying Agile methodologies to support engineers and deliver on multiple challenging product initiatives simultaneously, driving engineering excellence.
• Threat model by deconstructing technical solutions, identifying threats and vulnerabilities and assessing risks.
• Use experience to analyse the risks and benefits of design options to support making safe architectural decisions.
• Design secure solutions documenting the key security controls and adhering to security standards.
• Define security testing requirements and assess findings.
• Effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and nontechnical audiences, providing security direction, governance, assurance and guidance.

What we're looking for:

• Dynamic solution-oriented individual bringing energy to a rapidly evolving environment with an ability to work well under pressure.
• Broad knowledge of modern Enterprise technologies including Cloud and AI
• Exposure to contemporary architectures eg. RESTful APIs and containerised microservices.
• Up-to date on emerging threats and experienced with threat modelling frameworks eg. STRIDE / MITRE ATT&CK.
• Significant knowledge of cyber security domains and how they apply to Enterprise business environments eg. endpoint, network, cryptography and IAM.

The nice to haves:

• Awareness of industry related security standards such as ISO 27000 series, PCI DSS, COBIT, NIST, OWASP.
• Certifications in security management eg. CISSP / CISM / CCSP or equivalent.
• Certifications in technical security domains eg. CEH / OSCP or equivalent.
• Experience of Public and or Private cloud environments.