Product Security Champions Officer

Product Security Champions OfficerCountry: United Kingdom

Interested in part-time, job-share or flexible working? We want to talk to you!

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Our customers, employees and shareholders trust us to keep their information safe. We protect all our online systems and the information they store, detecting threats, implementing cybersecurity protocols and developing defence mechanisms. Our business includes people and technologies that can transform and protect our world. You will be working with brilliant minds and learning in an exciting environment that encourages curiosity, creativity, and innovating ideas.

The Product Security, Security Champions Officer is responsible for working closely to the developers in Santander and with the SecureUX team, helping us manage security at a holistic, product level and enable our teams to know they’ve built secure products from the outset! We’re building guardrails, making significant use of automation and data to ensure that millions of customers are protected.

Beyond guardrails though, there are countless individual decisions that software engineers make that can impact the security of our customer applications. This role will support our developers by driving good practice throughout software engineering and ensuring the adoption of the right controls throughout the SDLC.

The difference you’ll make:

• Coordinating the Security Champions program within Santander
• Advising engineering teams and collaborating to solve application security issues, such as threat modelling, secure coding practices and assisting with code-reviews
• Analysing security data to influence and shape product security strategy
• Developing and delivering targeted security training, awareness and education materials using different channels in line with behaviour change strategy and business needs
• Preparing and delivering education and awareness briefings to ensure that systems, networks and data users are aware of and adhere to the security policies and procedures

What you’ll bring:

• Relevant university degree or equivalent e.g. information/cyber security, marketing and communications
• Understanding of developing and cyber security principles
• Experience in content creation, communication strategies and delivery tactics
• Knowledge of training and educational principles, processes and procedures

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Relevant industry qualifications (e.g. CISP, SANS, CISM, etc)
• Understanding of modern psychology approaches/principles
• Experience in a similar role
• Mentor and support other CISO functions, and product and platform developers

What else you need to know:

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. To enable us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop we understand the importance of having the right balance of spending time together in an office while maintaining flexibility.

By working this way we can continue to create moments that matter for everyone. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we’re happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.

This role is based in Milton Keynes and our current expectation is at least 2 days in an office every week.

If you’re interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.

Application process

If your application is successful a member of our recruitment team will be in touch. We will arrange a short call with you to learn more about you and what you are looking for from your next career move, as well as answer any questions you have about working in the Santander tech team. If both sides agree we will send your CV to the hiring manager to review. For this position, the interview process will be :–

1st Stage – Technical Interview – this will a 30min technical interview with one of the team

2nd Stage – A one-hour formal interview where we will ask both technical and competency-based questions. This can be done virtually or face to face depending on your situation.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, please let us know.

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.

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

• £500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 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, and health assessments
• Free access to a range of digital health services, including GP.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional 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 saving or investing in our share plans
• Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships

Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies

What to do next:-

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.