Vulnerability Management & Hardening Specialist | Hybrid UK

A01 Santander UK plc; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday + bank holidays

£6,000 car allowance

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Santander UK is seeking a Vulnerability Management Specialist in Milton Keynes to focus on assessment, remediation, and hardening of infrastructure vulnerabilities. You will coordinate with cross-functional teams, drive governance, and deliver timely remediation to reduce risk.

Ideal candidates have a strong IT operations or infrastructure background with security awareness and the ability to balance risk with operational impact across multiple teams and vendors.

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of vulnerability management lifecycle with emphasis on remediation and closure.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with diverse teams and senior leadership.
• Experience with infrastructure, networking, cloud platforms & EUT.
• Experience in managing scanning tools, agents, and integrations (CMDB).
• Experience in using ticketing and ITSM tools (Jira, ServiceNow).
• Analytical and detail-oriented with ability to assess risks and propose practical solutions.
• Education in IT/Cybersecurity or related field (Degree preferred).

Responsibilities

• Review vulnerability reports and validate findings against the environment.
• Assess impact of vulnerabilities on business systems and services.
• Coordinate with local and global teams for patch management and remediation.
• Support audit and compliance reviews with remediation evidence and reports.
• Communicate remediation status, risks, and challenges to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Act as technical point of contact for infrastructure vulnerability issues.
• Liaise between security and IT teams to implement fixes.

Skills

Vulnerability management lifecycle

Security remediation

Infrastructure, networking, cloud

Scanning tools & CMDB integration

ITSM tools (Jira, ServiceNow)

Risk assessment & mitigation

Security awareness & hardening

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in IT/Cybersecurity/CS

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

CMDB

Job description

Santander UK is seeking a Vulnerability Management Specialist in Milton Keynes to focus on assessment, remediation, and hardening of infrastructure vulnerabilities. You will coordinate with cross-functional teams, drive governance, and deliver timely remediation to reduce risk.

Ideal candidates have a strong IT operations or infrastructure background with security awareness and the ability to balance risk with operational impact across multiple teams and vendors.