Security & Resilience Consultant

Nationwide is the worlds largest building society and it is an exciting time to join us. We are looking for a Security and Resilience Consultant to join our Security Consultancy team within the Security & Resilience function.

Our mission is to work with colleagues to make sure services money and data are always available and this role you will help business and change teams deliver secure resilient and compliant services across a range of technology changes and transformation programmes.

We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best.

This is a 6 month secondment opportunity.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems to learn and to feel connected.

For this role youll be based at your nearest regional office or hub. We value time spent together to connect with colleagues for collaboration so there will be a regular requirement to attend our Swindon or Londonsite approximately once per quarter. If you are based at an office location youll be expected to meet our hybrid working requirement of at least two days a week or 40% of your working time if part-time in the office. If youre based at our Glasgow office this will apply from 1 April 2027 and ahead of that there will be a need to regularly connect with colleagues for collaboration events.If your application is successful your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works.

Nationwide is committed to the redeployment of our employees impacted by change as such applications for redeployment candidates will be prioritised in this recruitment process.

If youre a colleague on long-term absence (for example on parental leave) or a temporary worker please use your personal email address to submit an application.

What youll be doing

As a Security and Resilience Consultant you will be accountable for ensuring that services and change initiatives in your aligned business areas are delivered in a secure resilient and compliant way.

You will work closely with business change and delivery teams supporting everything from small technology changes to major transformation programmes. You will help implement Security & Resilience strategies and policies in a positive pragmatic way that enables colleagues to achieve their business objectives.

In this role you will assess the impact of change initiatives and issue appropriate security and resilience requirements to support compliance with our policies and standards. You will conduct risk assessments recommend suitable controls to keep services and systems within enterprise risk appetite and advise on how security and resilience control requirements should be implemented so designs achieve the right outcome and remain operationally viable. You will also support change initiatives in navigating central security and resilience services including monitoring penetration testing and access management and assure that control requirements are met throughout the project lifecycle working with the Security Requirement Assurance team where needed. As the initial point of contact for security and resilience questions challenges and escalations across your aligned business areas you will help teams resolve issues pragmatically and effectively.

You will build strong relationships across multiple areas working collaboratively and proactively to ensure Security & Resilience is embedded effectively in projects and programmes.

About you

As a Security and Resilience Consultant you will bring strong knowledge of IT security information security operational resilience data privacy risk and controls. As a minimum you will have:

• Experience in a security consultancy role or a related discipline such as security governance risk and control or security operations

• A relevant professional qualification or be working towards a certification such as CISSP

• A developed understanding of risk and control methodologies including practical experience of risk assessment

• Knowledge of relevant industry standards frameworks and good practice such as ISO NIST COBIT or COSO

• Sound judgement decision-making and creative problem-solving skills

• The ability to understand and assess the security and resilience elements of technical designs and constructively challenge to deliver better business and security and resilience outcomes

• The ability to communicate complex risks and issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders to influence critical business decisions

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers shoes using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind

• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think were honest and direct with good intent openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand

• Push for better - We dont settle for mediocrity we challenge the status quo taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development

• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact we are decisive and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you and where you may have already demonstrated these.

The extras youll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide including:

• 25 days holiday pro rata

• Private medical insurance

• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement

• Access to an annual performance-related bonus

• Training and development to help you progress your career

• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme

• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death

• Wellhub access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness

• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

Banking but fairer more rewarding and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual were owned by our members - those customers who bank save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We dont see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If youre inspired by fairer finances passionate about making a meaningful impact and truly care about our customers youre one of us.

At Nationwide you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter we work for the good of customers communities and broader society.

We are purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

What to do next

If this role is for you please click the Apply Now button. Youll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.

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Were not just guided by data were driven by the real experiences of our people. Were a Disability Confident Level 3 Leader the highest level.

Thats why were constantly evolving our policies and practices to make sure everyone feels genuinely supported valued and empowered to champion inclusion. Whatever your needs were here to support you. If you need any additional support throughout your application journey email our team atRecruitment Support.

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The hiring manager for this role is Seven Brash and the main recruitment contact is Anoop Gosai.

Please note that should you be successful in securing this role the job title on our internal systems will be S & R Consultant.