Grow with UTB

This is a fully remote working role.

Role Purpose: 

Reporting directly to and undertaking tasks as assigned by the Head of Information Security (“HIS”) the role will require a hands on approach to assist with defending the Bank’s IT systems and staff from cyber-attack. You will own and respond to incidents, ensuring incidents are being handled quickly, accurately and clearly. You will be working closely with the Bank’s IT team in an established security function liaising with a SOC team. This position is ideally suited for someone looking to advance their career in Information Security.

The position will allow you to develop existing skills and gain additional experience with team resource management.

The The day to day work of this role is varied; you will be responding to the challenges of a financial organisation operating in a high risk digital environment.

Responsibilities:

• Monitoring and management of our cyber security tooling, systems and processes
• Responding to alerts, events and managing incidents, escalations from our SOC team
• Managing vulnerabilities, operating our vulnerability scanners and working with teams to resolve or mitigate risks
• Mentor and develop junior members of the Information Security Team
• Documenting processes that you will mature and improve with the HIS
• Ensuring our controls are appropriate to the risks and threats the bank face, ensuring compliance with our standards such as, Cyber Essentials Plus, GDPR, PCI-DSS and various NIST and NCSC guidance
• Assisting the HIS with internal and external audits
• Assisting the HIS with project work and annual penetration tests
• Any other duties assigned by the HIS

Skills and Experience sought:

• Working knowledge of cyber tools such as SIEM, advance malware
• Experience with financial services industry and technologies, as well as understanding the impact of cyber-crime in this sector
• Experience in IT administration of both Windows and Linux systems

• Hands on experience of scripting and programming languages (Bash, Python, Perl, C#)
• Working experience of SMTP and email security
• Previous experience in a similar role
• Previous experience as a network or systems administrator
• Excellent MS Office skills. MS Visio desirable
• Previous exposure to Wireshark, tcpdump
• Previous exposure to SMTP headers
• Qualified in or can demonstrate working knowledge of computer networking
• Good knowledge and understanding of information security risk concepts and principles
• Familiarity with industry compliance and security standards, including Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, cloud security and the
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

UTB is a dynamic and expanding specialist bank that provides solutions to our customers and brokers, which help them achieve their ambitions. Recognised as being one of the most dependable and well-respected Specialist Banks in the UK, we were delighted to see our balance sheet exceed the £2bn mark in 2022.

Exceptional customer service and the ability to provide rewarding deposits accounts and flexible lending solutions have helped us to develop productive and enduring relationships with our customers. We understand that their success is our success and that the quality of our people and teams, is key to delivering special outcomes for them.

We also understand that the performance of our people is directly linked to the culture in which they work. There is a strong sense of community at UTB and as well as promoting a clear set of internal values, and providing a wealth of facilities for training, personal development, and team building, we run a busy and varied calendar of engagement and social activity. Typical recent examples include: Pizza Lunch Days and Coffee Catch-ups; London Marathon and Sahara Challenge Sponsorships; Success Sharing and Value Awards; and Awesome Autumn social events ranging from Theatre Trips, Cocktail Mixology, and Cookery Classes, to Go-karting, Mini Golf and Clay pigeon shooting.

• competitive salary and discretionary bonus scheme
• matched pension contributions up to 7%
• 26 days annual leave plus two wellbeing days and opportunity to purchase additional holiday
• flexible and hybrid working
• private medical insurance via Vitality
• life, income protection and critical illness insurance
• enhanced family leave pay
• extensive learning and personal development opportunities
• electric car scheme and cycle to work scheme
• season ticket loan
• wellbeing support – discounted gym membership, employee assistance programme, 24/7 private GP access for staff and their immediate family (online), 1:1 key life stage coaching

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