Information Security Engineer - Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Starling Bank
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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 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.
Hybrid Working
We have a Hybrid approach to working here at Starling - our preference is that youre located within a commutable distance of one of our offices so that were able to interact and collaborate in person.
About the Role
The opportunity is to develop and deliver your engineering skills within the Cyber security group, we recognise that an individuals professional development, strengths and preferences will change over time and so will the demands and opportunities within the bank.
Responsibilities
* Design and implement identity solutions across both a variety of SaaS and bespoke identity tooling
* Enable and continuously improve the automation of processes within the wider identity and access management team leading to effective, timely and scalable operations.
* Ensure technical development within identity and access management is aligned to wider system development life cycle and operating procedures.
* Ensure identity and access management development and automation is clearly documented providing knowledge share to the wider security team as appropriate.
* Maintain identity and access management solutions and capabilities.
* Participate in the evaluation of new solutions and improvements to existing capabilities; identify and propose practicable proportionate improvements.
* Collaborate with engineering and business teams to facilitate delivery, including:
* Input and guidance to security related technical architecture and design decisions.
* Code review of features and critical security components.
* Contribute and support during incidents, ensuring the Incident Management processes are followed including post-incident reviews and reporting.
* Acting as Engineering liaison, providing SME knowledge on identity and access management solutions during an incident.
* Advising on remediation of security issues and processes to address root causes.
* Continually develop and maintain knowledge and expertise on the Bank proprietary systems, security model and wider security best practices.
* Provide advanced troubleshooting as well as disaster recovery planning and tests
* Provide training, guidance and mentorship for other team members.
* Stay abreast of current industry trends relevant to the business and cybersecurity.
* Participate in cyber security team hiring procedures as required.
Requirements
We’re open-minded when it comes to hiring and we care more about aptitude and attitude than specific experience or qualifications.
Your Skills
* Experience of design and delivery related to an Identity Management System, e.g. Okta, Entra ID, Ping, etc.
* Experience with automation and developer tooling (CI/CD)
* Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform
* Strong identity knowledge, including authentication protocols, Identity Lifecycle Management, Privileged Access Management, Role Based Access Control and Identity Governance.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to explain complex security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
* Understanding of cyber security controls across different technology architectures including cloud (AWS, GCP)
* Design, development (including scripting and configuration) and continuous improvement of security solutions.
* Innovation mindset and enjoy problem solving.
* Be self motivated and want to continue to learn and develop and challenge.
* Engage with the broader security community within and external to the organisation.
* Experience within or across Identify/Detect/Protect/Recover/Respond or Governance NIST Domains.
* Experience with security control frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS benchmarks, ISO27001, and SOC2
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.
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