Security Engineer

Purpose of the role

To develop, implement and maintain solutions that support the safeguarding of the banks systems and sensitive information.  

Accountabilities

• Provision of subject matter expertise on security systems and engineering patterns.
• Development and implementation of protocols, algorithms, and software applications to protect sensitive data and systems.
• Management and protection of secrets, ensuring that they are securely generated, stored, and used.
• Execution of audits to monitor, identify and assess vulnerabilities in the banks infrastructure/software and support the response to potential security breaches.
• Identification of advancements in to support the innovation and adoption of new cryptographic technologies and techniques.
• Collaboration across the bank, including developers and security teams, to ensure that cryptographic solutions align with business objectives, security policies and regulatory requirements.
• Development/ Implementation and maintenance of Identity and Access Management solutions and systems.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us as a "Security Engineer" at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as experience with AWS platform, as well as job-specific skillsets.

To be successful as a "Security Engineer", you should have experience with:

Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

• Career proven history of supporting and being in lead roles of security services at enterprise scale.

  
  

• Experience with Cloud Security Posture Management tools, such as, Prisma, Wiz, Sysdig,  Caido, or similar industry standard tools  

  
  

• Experience in AWS platform and its features including IAM, EC2, EBS, S3, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, AWS Configuration, Auto scaling, SQS, SNS, Service Catalog and Secrets Manager

  
  

• Proficiency in using GitLab/Jenkins for creating CI/CD Pipeline to automate the build, testing and deployment processes.

  
  

• Understanding and writing code is crucial . Proficiency in Python/Ruby, Bash / PowerShell Scripting is essential for automation and integration tasks

  
  

• Proficiency in using Git for version control.

  
  

• Experience Integrating CSPM tools with DevOps practices and tools to ensure continuous integrations and compliance.

  
  

• Understanding of governance in a large financial environment, particularly around Change Management, Risk Management, handling major and minor incidents, Disaster Recovery planning / testing and meeting requirements of rigorous Audit mandates.

  
  

• Openness to learning and managing additional Information Security technologies as business requirements change

  
  

Desirable skillsets/ good to have:

• Exposure to multiple Cloud technologies such  as Azure and SaaS based security solutions.

  
  

• Experience in translating HLD, LLD into AWZ Landing Zone infra build requirements.

  
  

• Experience in implementation of 'server less' architecture using API Gateway, Lambda by deploying Lambda code from Amazon S3 buckets.

  
  

• Experience in developing Cloudformation template for deployment of infrastructure in AWS Cloud

  
  

• Experience in managing Cloud Infrastructure(IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) across cloud provider such as Azure, Google

  
  

This role will be based out of Pune.