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Starling is the UK’s first and leading digital bank on a mission to fix banking! We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way.

We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We’re a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ more than 3,000 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.

Our technologists are at the very heart of Starling and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment that is all about building things, creating new stuff, and disruptive technology that keeps us on the cutting edge of fintech. We operate a flat structure to empower you to make decisions regardless of what your primary responsibilities may be, innovation and collaboration will be at the core of everything you do. Help is never far away in our open culture, you will find support in your team and from across the business, we are in this together!

The way to thrive and shine within Starling is to be a self-driven individual and be able to take full ownership of everything around you: From building things, designing, discovering, to sharing knowledge with your colleagues and making sure all processes are efficient and productive to deliver the best possible results for our customers. Our purpose is underpinned by five Starling values: Listen, Keep It Simple, Do The Right Thing, Own It, and Aim For Greatness.

Hybrid Working

We have a Hybrid approach to working here at Starling - our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance of one of our offices so that we're able to interact and collaborate in person. In Technology, we're asking that you attend the office a minimum of 1 day per week.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Vulnerability Management Engineer to join our Cyber Security team. As a Vulnerability Management Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to manage existing vulnerability management-specific tooling, and have an active role in improving existing processes. You will achieve this by creating automated solutions through collaboration with various technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain vulnerability management tooling and solutions
• Implement automation to remove manual processes and increase efficiency
• Work with internal remediators to prioritise vulnerability management activities
• Process vulnerability data to provide reports, insights and metrics, that aid in the risk-based approach to vulnerability management.
• Develop integrations for internal and external tools to capture data relevant to the vulnerability remediation process (e.g. by interacting with APIs)
• Ensure compliance with relevant security standards, frameworks, and regulations
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and developments in vulnerability management, security standards, and regulations

• Strong engineering and automation background with a keen interest in Vulnerability Management
• Strong technical knowledge, including:
• Cloud Experience (AWS, GCP)
• Kubernetes and Container experience
• Infrastructure as code (Terraform)
• Dashboard creation, front-end experience
• Proficiency with at least one programming language (ideally Java, Golang, Python, SQL.)
• Strong automation skills with CI/CD experience
• Experience with developing integrations by interacting with APIs
• Ability and willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to evolving security landscapes
• Capability to understand the bigger picture while effectively managing details
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

Good to have

• Practical experience in one or more of the Vulnerability Management fields would be desirable but not essential:
• Endpoint Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Intelligence, AppSec Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability Management of cloud native workloads, External Attack Surface Management
• Familiar with with TypeScript/Vue.js
• Open source scanning tool such as Trivy or similar
• SQL database design and optimisation

Interview process

Interviewing is a two way process and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you! Our interviews are conversational and we want to get the best from you, so come with questions and be curious. In general you can expect the below, following a chat with one of our Talent Team:

• Introductory video call - ~45 minutes
• Technical video interview - ~1.5 hours
• Final Interview ~45 minutes

• 33 days holiday (including public holidays, which you can take when it works best for you)
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Incentives refer a friend scheme
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing

About us

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway. We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.

Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. When you provide us with this information, you are doing so at your own consent, with full knowledge that we will process this personal data in accordance with our Privacy Notice.

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