Security Operations Manager - Cryptography

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Join Barclays as Security Operations Manager - Cryptography
. At Barclays, we are committed to protecting the integrity of our systems and the sensitive information entrusted to us by our customers and colleagues.

As a Security Operations Manager
, you will play a pivotal role in managing and monitoring the bank's cryptographic assets across all use cases, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity of critical data.

Working as part of a global 24/7 security operations team, you will provide both business-as-usual (BAU) support and participate in an on-call rota, helping to maintain the resilience, security, and availability of Barclays' cryptographic infrastructure.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the protection of one of the world's leading financial institutions while working with cryptographic technologies in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

To be successful as a Security Operations Manager
, you should have experience with:

• Crypto knowledge including Post Quantum,
• Experience of setting up and running operational and exec level reporting capabilities, running a programme of improvements and team management/prioritisation to deliver that and stakeholder management to support it.
• Previous crypto engineering knowledge (CLM platform knowledge from initial design)

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills

This role will be based in Edinburgh

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To manage and monitor the banks cryptographic assets, for all use cases, whilst ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity of sensitive data, both through BAU support and On-Call support as part of a 24/7 global team.

• Collaboration with internal and external customers and stakeholders to understand and identify cryptographic needs across the organisation, sharing best practices including solutions to business applications and processes.
• Execution of security assessments and penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities in cryptographic implementations and procedures and guide the implementation of mitigation strategies and communicate findings to relevant findings to relevant senior stakeholders.
• Implementation and monitoring of cryptographic solutions used in various banking applications to ensure they function correctly and meet the Cryptography Standard.
• Development of training content for colleagues to share expertise on cryptographic concepts, best practice and security procedures in line with Standards and Industry regulations Contribute to the creation of technical documentation and specifications related to cryptographic designs and implementations. Provision of subject matter expertise in cryptography methodologies.
• To manage and support the service management of cryptography solutions consumed by the Bank globally, in line with Technology Controls and Standards, including but not limited to Incident/Problem/Change/Vulnerability Management.
• Understanding of industry cryptographic principles including algorithms, protocols and technologies including symmetric and asymmetric keys, digital signatures, key exchange and encryption. Advocate the improvement and implementation of security controls when appropriate.
• Presentation of complex ideas effectively to technical and non-technical audiences at all levels of Leadership.

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department,…