Vulnerability Management Specialist | S3 | CIO | Milton Keynes

IT STARTS HERE

Santander () is evolving from a global high-impact brand into a technology-driven organisation and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking innovation and the courage to challenge whats possible.

This is more than a strategic shift. Its a chance for driven professionals to grow learn and make a real difference.

Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a strong risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

Santander Digital Services is the team of technology and operations at Santander. We are convinced of the importance of technology that is aligned with the requirements of the business and that out work not only brings value to users people and communities but also fosters individual creativity. Our team of over 7000 people in 8 countries (Spain Portugal Poland UK USA Mexico Chile and Brazil) develops and/or implements financial solutions across a broad spectrum of technologies (including Blockchain Big Data and Angular among others) on all kinds of on-premise and cloud-based platforms.

THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE

Santander UK is looking for a Vulnerability Management Specialist based out of Milton Keynes.

We are seeking a Vulnerability Management and Security Hardening Specialist to focus on assessment and remediation of security vulnerabilities within infrastructure.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in analysing security vulnerabilities and security hardening coordinating with cross-functional teams and providing governance and oversight for implementing timely effective remediation to reduce the organisations risk exposure.

This role is ideal for someone with a background in IT operations system administration or infrastructure management who has developed excellent security awareness and is looking to specialize in remediation and hardening. Youll be highly detail-oriented capable of balancing risk against operational impact and comfortable working across multiple teams and vendors to deliver measurable security improvements.

Were shaping the way we workthrough innovation cutting-edge technology collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role you will be responsible for:

• Review vulnerability reports provided by the security team and validate findings against the environment.

• Assess the potential impact of vulnerabilities on business systems and services.

• Integrate with local and global team to drive positive outcomes for patch management and vulnerability remediation.

• Support audit and compliance reviews by providing remediation evidence and reports.

• Communicate and escalate remediation status risks and challenges to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Act as a technical point of contact for infrastructure vulnerability issues.

• Act as the liaison between the security function (who identifies vulnerabilities) and the IT teams (who implement fixes).

WHAT YOULL BRING

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organisation. Were enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.

The following requirements represent the knowledge skills and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Excellent understanding of vulnerability management lifecycle with emphasis on remediation and closure. (Required)

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders including senior leadership and non-technical audiences. (Required)

• Experience with infrastructure networking cloud platforms & EUT. (Required)

• Experience in managing scanning tools agents and integrations e.g. with CMDB. (Required)

• Experience in using ticketing and ITSM tools e.g. Jira ServiceNow. (Required)

• Analytical and detail-oriented with the ability to assess risks and propose practical solutions. (Required)

Education

Degree in a relevant field (e.g. IT Cybersecurity Computer Science or equivalent experience) (Preferred)

Languages

Spanish (Preferred)

Hard Skills

• Excellent understanding of the vulnerability management lifecycle with emphasis on remediation and closure (Required)

• Experience with infrastructure networking cloud platforms and end-user technology (EUT) (Required)

• Experience managing scanning tools agents and integrations (e.g. with CMDB) (Required)

• Experience using ticketing and ITSM tools (e.g. Jira ServiceNow) (Required)

• Security awareness especially in remediation and hardening (Preferred)

• Technical point of contact for infrastructure vulnerability issues (Preferred)

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills (working with diverse teams technical and non-technical stakeholders) (Required)

• Analytical and detail-oriented mindset (assessing risks proposing practical solutions) (Required)

• Ability to balance risk against operational impact (Required)

• Strong organisational and reporting skills (supporting audit/compliance communicating remediation status) (Required)

• Proactive approach and ability to work across multiple teams and vendors. (Required)

WE VALUE YOUR IMPACT

At Santander your contribution matters. We recognise the difference you make every day and we make sure you feel valued supported and rewarded in return.
Here recognition goes beyond pay. Its about the pride you feel in your work the impact you have on customers and communities and the opportunities you have to grow and thrive personally and professionally.

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year

• 6000 car allowance per year

• Company funded individual private medical insurance

• 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.

• Share in Santanders success by saving or investing inour shareplans.

• As a Santander UK employee you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services

• Competitive rewards that reflect the real impact you make and the value you bring.

• Wellbeing that goes beyond work we work with a range of wellbeing partners across our 4 pillars of wellbeing (physical mental social and financial) to give you access to a suite of apps discounted gym and fitness access weekly online classes flexible healthcare and mental health support.

• Support for every life stage from menopause and pregnancy to parenthood and beyond with enhanced family leave childcare options and tailored wellbeing support.

• Time to give back through volunteering opportunities that let you make a difference in the communities we serve.

• Global growth opportunities to shape your career learn new skills and explore whats possible across our international network.

Ready to be recognised It starts with you.

LOCAL COMPLIANCE

At Santander were proud to be an inclusive organisation that provides equal opportunities for everyone regardless of age gender disability civil status race religion or sexual orientation.

Were committed to creating a recruitment experience thats accessible fair and welcoming for all candidates.

We want our people to thrive at work and at home while delivering the best outcomes for our customers and supporting each other to grow.

To make this possible our roles are site-based with a hybrid working pattern where colleagues are expected to attend the office at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

When applying please consider the travel distance time and cost to your chosen office location(s).

Right to work in the UK

• Every individual must have the right to work in the UK to commence employment with Santander either by way of nationality visa or work permit. If you do require a working visa / permit this will not influence our decision on whether to progress your application. However if you do not have a right to work or an application for a working visa / permit is unsuccessful Santander will not proceed with your application and will withdraw any conditional offer previously made.

We welcome applications on the understanding that should you be offered this role there may be no relocation package available. Santander will pay the employer mandatory government fees that are required to pay in connection with visa may be liable for your own personal employee immigration and relocation costs.

WHAT TO DO NEXT

If this sounds like a role you are interested in then please apply.

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