Cyber Threat Analyst | S2 | CISO | Milton Keynes

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

This role is offered on a hybrid basis, which can be discussed with the recruitment team during the hiring process.

Join our community.

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to join our bank as a Cyber Threat Analyst. In this high-profile technical research role working alongside the intel analysts, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of a range of projects as part of our annual cyber program, both locally and globally. Your responsibilities will include gathering requirements, conducting business case reviews, overseeing day-to-day tasks, reporting progress, escalating risks and issues, facilitating the handover of business-as-usual activities, and ensuring project closure and post-implementation review tasks are completed.

This is a unique opportunity to join our Threat Management Team within the Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT) and make a meaningful contribution to our organization's cyber security efforts. If you have a passion for cyber threat management and a track record of success in similar roles, we encourage you to apply.

Cyber Threat Management is responsible for addressing proactively all cyber security threats faced by Santander UK.

The difference you’ll make.

• Delivering and development of threat hunting capabilities for use within the CERT, based on cyber threats facing Santander and the Finance Sector.
• Overseeing and sign off on decisions around cyber technology including forensic and DFIR tooling as well as Cyber Threat Intelligence tooling.
• Ensuring proper resource management is applied and governing the lifecycle of data indexes and visualisations.
• Analysing and delivering the priority roadmap for CERT into concrete designs and configuration for tactical cyber tooling.

What you’ll bring.

• Previous experience of analysing cyber threat intelligence within the financial sector.
• Previous experience of red team engagements across applications and services within the financial sector.
• Previous experience of externally driven threat hunts across applications and services within the financial sector.
• Background in development and upkeep of cyber tooling.
• Ability to demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and able to think like an attacker to identify and mitigate potential threats.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as PowerShell, Python, and Bash.

It would also be nice for you to have.

• Professional and people-oriented temperament.
• Able to understand and manage the demands and feedback of senior stakeholders across the group and address them proportionally.
• Ability to be self-directed, innovative, and proactive.

What else you need to know.

This role is Milton Keynes based with Hybrid working.

Working hours is routine Monday-Friday, with no shift work or out of hours call outs expected.

Everyday Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you.

Opportunities to embrace Agile with us as we transform our business, work in an environment with leading edge technology, attend ‘Meet Ups’ and be part of internal and external technology communities and work for an organisation that’s dedicated to your learning and ongoing development.

As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs.

• Competitive salary plus a £500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
• Pension with generous contributions of up to 12.5% from Santander, depending on your own contribution and length of employment with us
• 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 28 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates. Including : Bupa medical insurance, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
• 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform including retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more
• Share in Santander’s success by investing in our share plans
• Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk or call 0870 414 9080.