Cyber Defence Engineering Lead

Join us as a Cyber Defence Engineering Lead at Barclays, where you will develop, implement and maintain solutions that support the safeguarding of the banks systems and sensitive information.

To be successful as Cyber Defence Engineering Lead you should have:

• Hands‑on expertise with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and security analytics platforms such as Sentinel, Splunk, Elastic, Cribl, and Snowflake.
• Strong background in Python development, automation, Dev Sec Ops , and security engineering principles.
• Experience with Configuration as Code (CaC/IaC), Git Lab, Git workflows, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven platform engineering and technical leadership experience, supporting and enhancing security platforms.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience with in the financial services industry.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

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 Glasgow, Knutsford, or Northampton.

To develop, implement and maintain solutions that support the safeguarding of the banks systems and sensitive information.

• Provision of subject matter expertise on security systems and engineering patterns.
• Development and implementation of protocols, algorithms, and software applications to protect sensitive data and systems.
• Management and protection of secrets, ensuring that they are securely generated, stored, and used.
• Execution of audits to monitor, identify and assess vulnerabilities in the banks infrastructure/software and support the response to potential security breaches.
• Identification of advancements in to support the innovation and adoption of new cryptographic technologies and techniques.
• Collaboration across the bank, including developers and security teams, to ensure that cryptographic solutions align with business objectives, security policies and regulatory requirements.
• Development/Implementation and maintenance of Identity and Access Management solutions and systems.

• 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 escalate 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, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi‑year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team…