ATM Security Technical Lead

NCR Atleos; Dundee; Hybride; ZAR 1 399 000 - 1 749 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual bonus scheme

Private medical insurance

Life and income protection insurance

Dental insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Gym membership discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Résumé du poste

NCR Atleos, headquartered in Atlanta, is a leader in expanding financial access. Dundee-based ATM Security Technical Lead will coordinate security across NCR Atleos products, partnering with mechanical, electronics, firmware, software and fraud prevention experts to assess threats and define robust security solutions.

The role requires broad engineering experience, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to bring together experts to deliver practical, cross-disciplinary security

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, Software Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience in engineering, product security, ATM, payments, embedded systems or related technical environments.
• Experience in engineering where security, reliability or safety is important.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to understand complex hardware/software/electronics.
• Excellent communication with subject matter experts, cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership of complex technical investigations within a multi-disciplinary engineering environment.

Responsabilités

• Lead ATM security and fraud prevention activities across NCR Atleos products.
• Coordinate investigations involving subject matter experts from multiple engineering disciplines.
• Provide technical leadership on security-related product decisions and trade-offs.
• Support the development of security roadmaps, future technology direction, and the definition and verification of detailed security requirements for new products and features.
• Act as the technical lead and primary point of contact for complex security and fraud-related issues.
• Collaborate with product management, engineering teams, service organisations and customers.

Connaissances

ATM security

Security leadership

Fraud prevention

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Systems understanding

Stakeholder communication

Formation

Degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronic/Mechatronics/Software Engineering or related field

Description du poste

About NCR Atleos

NCR Atleos, headquartered in Atlanta, is a leader in expanding financial access. Our dedicated 20,000 employees optimize the branch, improve operational efficiency and maximize self-service availability for financial institutions and retailers across the globe.

Role

ATM Security Technical Lead

Location

Dundee (Hybrid)

Grade

13

Salary

£64,000 - £80,000 + Bonus + Benefits

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced technical lead to coordinate ATM security activities across NCR Atleos products and solutions. This is not a traditional cybersecurity role and it is not purely a physical security role. The position sits across multiple engineering disciplines and covers everything from encryption and authentication technologies through to physical attacks against ATMs, fraud devices and emerging criminal attack methods.

The successful candidate will work with subject matter experts across mechanical engineering, electronics, firmware, software, encryption, safes, locks and fraud prevention technologies to investigate threats, assess vulnerabilities and help define future security solutions.

We're looking for someone with a broad technical background spanning multiple engineering disciplines, strong problem-solving skills and a genuine interest in understanding how products work, how they fail and how they can be protected.

You do not need to be the expert in every area, but you should be capable of bringing the right experts together, challenging assumptions and helping drive effective technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Lead ATM security and fraud prevention activities across NCR Atleos products.
• Coordinate investigations involving subject matter experts from multiple engineering disciplines.
• Provide technical leadership on security-related product decisions and trade-offs.
• Support the development of security roadmaps, future technology direction, and the definition and verification of detailed security requirements for new products and features.
• Act as the technical lead and primary point of contact for complex security and fraud-related issues.

Security & Fraud Analysis

• Investigate current and emerging ATM attack and fraud techniques.
• Assess threats including: Card skimmingPIN capture devicesCash trappingShutter fraudMalware attacksPhysical tamperingSafe attacksForced-entry techniques
• Support root cause investigations and development of effective countermeasures.
• Monitor industry trends and emerging criminal attack methods.

Product Security

• Review and assess ATM security architectures, working with internal and external security specialists, penetration testers and subject matter experts where required.
• Evaluate encryption, key management and authentication technologies.
• Assess risks across hardware, software, firmware, electronic and mechanical systems.
• Support threat modelling, vulnerability assessments and risk analysis activities.
• Ensure security considerations are incorporated into product development activities.

Collaboration & Industry Engagement

• Work closely with product management, engineering teams, service organisations and customers.
• Engage with suppliers and industry groups on ATM security and fraud prevention topics.
• Support security-related industry standards, certifications and compliance activities.
• Provide guidance and training on security best practices where required.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or a similar technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience working within engineering, product security, ATM, payments, embedded systems, electronics or related technical environments.
• Experience working in an engineering environment where security, reliability or safety is important.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand complex systems involving hardware, software and electronics.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with subject matter experts, cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex technical investigations, security activities or product security initiatives within a multi-disciplinary engineering environment.

Desirable Experience

• ATM, banking or payments technologies.
• Physical security systems.
• Embedded systems, firmware or electronics.
• Cryptography, encryption and key management.
• Authentication and secure communications technologies.
• Fraud prevention technologies.
• Product security engineering.
• Hardware security.
• Risk assessment and vulnerability analysis.
• PCI standards.
• UL, EN or similar security certifications and standards.

What We're Looking For

The successful candidate is likely to have a broad engineering background and an interest in security rather than a purely IT security background.

This role would suit someone who enjoys learning across multiple technical disciplines and is comfortable working with specialists covering areas such as encryption, firmware, electronics, safes, locks, sensors and fraud prevention technologies.

We're looking for someone who is practical, technically curious and able to connect the dots between physical security, electronics, software and emerging attack techniques.

This role is unlikely to suit candidates whose experience is limited to traditional IT security disciplines such as network security, SOC operations or compliance activities. We are looking for someone who is comfortable working across physical security, electronics, embedded systems, software, firmware and fraud prevention technologies.

Benefits

• Annual bonus scheme
• Attractive Defined Pension Plan
• Career development and learning opportunities
• Private medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life and income protection insurance
• Illness and accident cover
• Health assessments
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Lifestyle discounts
• Gym membership discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health screening

Offers of employment are conditional upon passage of screening criteria applicable to the job.

EEO Statement

NCR Atleos is an equal-opportunity employer. It is NCR Atleos policy to hire, train, promote, and pay associates based on their job-related qualifications, ability, and performance, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.

Statement to Third Party Agencies

To ALL recruitment agencies: NCR Atleos only accepts resumes from agencies on the NCR Atleos preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, NCR Atleos employees, or any NCR Atleos facility. NCR Atleos is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.