Security Engineer

Nationwide Building Society; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization is seeking a Security Engineer to enhance security measures across various teams. The role involves assessing risks, developing secure solutions, and promoting a customer-first approach. Flexible hybrid working options are available, and the position offers extensive employee benefits, including a generous pension scheme and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Personal pension with employer contribution

Paid volunteering days

Life assurance

Salary sacrifice scheme benefits

Health and wellness options

Annual performance-related bonus

Training for career development

25 days holiday, pro rata

Qualifications

• Experience in design and implementation of secure software.
• Demonstrable experience with software engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Assess risk and deliver countermeasures to protect member's data.
• Work with engineering teams to create security solutions.

Skills

Fundamental technical expertise

Understanding of cryptographic primitives

Programming with modern languages

Threat modelling

Authentication and authorisation

Tools

CI/CD pipeline

Version control

Job description

It's easy to misunderstand what Nationwide is like. Why? Because we're not like a bank. We're not like other financial services companies either. As a Security Engineer here, you'll sit within the Security & Resilience department, assisting a wide range of delivery teams in engineering secure solutions and protecting our member's money and data.

We believe security is a systemic concern; therefore, security problems should be solved by a systemic approach (take a look at our tenets here if you are interested to learn more about our vision). We will have regular forums in which we consult with other security engineers within the team, looking at the problems from each of our specialities' perspectives.

We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our Swindon, London, Northampton or Bournemouth office. Whilst these locations are where we are primarily looking to fill the role, if you’re an internal applicant based in a different location we would welcome your application and if successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this could work for this specific role. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.

What you’ll be doing

As a Security Engineer, you will work cross-functionally to assess risk and help deliver countermeasures that protect our member's data. You will work with engineering teams to create solutions that solve or remediate security problems. This will involve a range of activities, including (but not limited to) threat modelling, selection and configuration of DevSecOps tools, high-level and detailed security designs.

About you

We are looking for a Security Engineer with experience in design and implementation of secure software.

You should have demonstrable experience in;

• Fundamental technical expertise - understanding of basic software engineering principles, system architecture and modern development framework.
• Understanding of cryptographic primitives and protocols.
• Programming with at least one modern language, an appreciation of software development lifecycle, software delivery methodologies and experience with industry-standard tools and methods for delivering software in an enterprise environment (version control, CI/CD pipeline, etc.).
• Threat modelling in the cloud or on-prem environment.
• Authentication and authorisation, Role Based Access Control (RBAC).

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind

• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand
• Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development
• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

The extras you’ll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• A personal pension – if you put in 7% of your salary, we’ll top up by a further 16%
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
• Life assurance worth 8x your salary
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Wellhub – Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
• 25 days holiday, pro rata

Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual, we’re owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don’t see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you’re inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you’re one of us.

At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

We are Purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly Customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

What to do next

If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.

We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.

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