IT Security Vice President

SMBC Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 72,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive paid leave

Private medical insurance

Life and disability insurance

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

SMBC Group is seeking a Security Automation Assurance Engineer to translate security standards into automated security controls within the Security Architecture & Engineering team. The role focuses on building scalable automation to safeguard assets, data, and customers, with an anticipated salary range of €72,000–€134,000 and potential discretionary incentives.

The candidate will design, implement, and maintain automation solutions, manage policy through code, mentor junior staff, and

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of information security principles across networks, infrastructure, and endpoints.
• Experience applying security controls across multiple domains.
• Proficiency in scripting for automation (PowerShell, Python, Bash).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and policy-driven automation.
• Knowledge of Policy as Code concepts to drive automation.
• Ability to lead PoC/PoV initiatives for security automation approaches.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and delivering secure pipelines.
• Experience engaging stakeholders and influencing security decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated security assurance solutions across product and infrastructure teams.
• Manage security policy through automation and policy-as-code.
• Act as a senior team contact, guiding juniors and sharing knowledge.
• Develop clear processes and documentation to improve productivity and cross-skills.

Skills

Security principles

Security controls

Scripting

Infrastructure as Code

Policy as Code

DevSecOps

Pipelines & automation

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Terraform

Job description

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SMBC: A trusted partner for the long term

Here at SMBC Group, we want to help you find the next step in your career so read on to discover if this opportunity is the one for you. We like to recognise potential in our people, so we welcome your application even when your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description. Whilst we’ll always strive to be better, we’re proud of our inclusive culture, and encourage our applicants and colleagues to be their authentic, unique selves.

Who we are

United by a sense of purpose towards our customers – to be a trusted partner for the long-term – and our universal banking platform in EMEA, SMBC Group has an international growth agenda and award-winning products, meaning we provide exciting opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects and initiatives. We deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers as well as investment banking and advisory services, and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets. Read on to find out how you could enhance your skills and gain valuable experience, by joining us to support our clients transition to a sustainable future.

Sumitomo Mitsui Finance Dublin Limited (SMFD) is a wholly owned subsidiary of SMBC and is growing rapidly as a Centre of Excellence for the bank’s universal banking business across EMEA. It provides a range of technology and operational support services, aligned to SMBC’s growth, innovation, and transformation strategies.

Role Summary

Is the next step in your career atSMBC Group EMEA? We’re looking for a Security Automation Assurance Engineer for our Security Architecture & Engineering team.

The Security Automation Assurance Engineer is responsible for the automated translation of security standards to security control configuration to provide assurance that controls are operating effectively. A key focus is on building automated, scalable security solutions that reduce friction and empower the business to innovate confidently—while safeguarding the Bank’s assets, data, and customers

The anticipated salary range for this role is €72,000 - €134,000, with the final offer determined based on the candidate’s skills, experience, role scope, location, and relevant market factors. In addition to base salary, the role may be eligible for a discretionary incentive award and a competitive benefits package, including core benefits such as pension provision.

Responsibilites:

• Design and implement security automation assurance solutions to mitigate security risks and improve existing system interactions across product and infrastructure teams.
• Manage security policy through automation and Infrastructure/Policy as code.
• Act as a senior point of contact within the team, providing guidance and fostering talent of junior colleagues.
• Develop written processes, clear documentation and knowledge sharing presentations to enhance productivity, cross skills and single points of failure throughout the team.

Skills:

• Strong understanding of Information Security principles. Such as network, Infrastructure and Endpoint security principles.
• Experience operating security controls across a variety of domains.
• Proficiency in scripting technologies for task automation. Such as, but not necessarily limited to, Powershell, Python, Bash etc.
• Experience of working with Infrastructure as Code.
• Knowledge of how Policy as Code concepts that can be leveraged to drive automation and efficiencies.
• Lead proof-of-concept and proof-of-value initiatives to validate new security automation and integration approaches.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps, in terms of people process and culture.
• Experience of building pipelines for delivery of technology.
• Stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.

Business Area

Security Architecture & Engineering

Position Description

The Security Automation Assurance Engineer is a technical resource within IT responsible for translating security control configuration assurance to security standards, with a particular priority placed upon building automation solutions instead of processing change, and ascertaining assurance, programmatically wherever possible. This position is critical to the core business functions of the Bank, it requires a strong and broad technical skillset, exemplary communication skills and the capacity to effectively balance technical delivery of strategic project requirements with operational priorities as a senior member of the team.

The role involves a large amount of collaboration and communication at all levels throughout the wider business on a global scale to not only safeguard confidential data but provide a platform to enable the business to function. If security systems suffer from service outages, all teams throughout the bank are at risk of potential impact, therefore uptime of responsible systems to enable secure business operations is of upmost priority.

Customer Focus

Driving Change

Driving Results

Judgement and Decision Making

Strategic and Visionary

Trust and Integrity

What we offer

For all the expertise and experience you bring to help us make a difference, it’s only sustainable if we support you to build your career and be your best self so we offer competitive company benefits, centred around promoting positive well-bring and work-life balance. We also believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, where all team members perspectives and contributions are valued. Initiatives in place which promote a diverse and inclusive culture and healthy work life balance include hybrid working, Sport & Social Clubs and Diversity and Inclusion networks.

As an employee of SMBC you have access to a host of both useful and exciting benefit offerings. See below some of the benefits on offer to you:

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Competitive paid leave days
• Benefits to support your physical wellbeing, including private medical insurance and life and invalidity insurance
• Various policies to support your mental wellbeing, including a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access a wide range of learning and development opportunities and career progression opportunities

We recognise our role as a bank to support social change and welcome all applications, including those from groups often under-represented in financial services. We value the uniqueness of professional and personal, backgrounds and perspectives as they play a vital role in continuing the sustainable growth of our organisation. We’ll ensure reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process are offered due to a disability or long-term condition whenever requested.

We are committed to transparent and equitable pay practices. Compensation is determined using objective criteria, including skills, experience, and role responsibilities, and applied consistently throughout our recruitment processes. We do not request candidates' pay history and are committed to preventing unjustified pay disparities.

About SMBC

A trusted partner for the long term
United by a sense of purpose towards our customers - to be a trusted partner for the long-term - and our universal banking platform in EMEA, we deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers, including corporate, structured and trade finance, leveraged finance, loan market and treasury products. We can also provide investment banking and advisory services and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets.
Find out more about what we do and who we are at https://www.smbcgroup.com/emea/careers