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About the Role

Engine is Starling's software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, providing technology to leading banks worldwide. We empower banks to build rapid growth businesses on our platform, enabling them to benefit from innovative digital features and efficient back-office processes. Our technologists work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment focused on building disruptive technology at the forefront of fintech. We foster an open culture where innovation, collaboration, and self-driven individuals thrive.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders to define Google Cloud security architecture, including cloud identity, runtime security, and security posture.
Design, document, build, and maintain a secure and scalable infrastructure on GCP using Infrastructure as Code.
Safeguard systems, applications, and data by ensuring secure user access, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.
Engineer and automate technical controls within GCP to ensure and demonstrate continuous compliance with stringent standards like PCI DSS and 3DS.
Drive security infrastructure deployments across growing environments.
Perform regular security assessments, audits, threat modeling, and architecture design reviews to identify risks and vulnerabilities.
Triage found risks, identify improvements, and design controls for implementation.
Lead incident response efforts, including investigation and remediation of security breaches.
Support internal security awareness and training programs, advocating the DevSecOps mindset.

Requirements

Mature understanding of cloud security architecture with deep expertise in GCP and a proven track record.
Experience creating a GCP landing zone and configuring services like organization policies and VPC Service Controls.
Deep understanding of GCP IAM and its limitations.
Experience with service-oriented architecture using containers, distributed systems, and immutable infrastructure on GCP (GKE, Compute Engine, Shared VPC, Cloud SQL).
Expertise in Kubernetes, securing clusters (GKE) and meshes (Cilium preferable), networking best practices, and RBAC implementation.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code and infrastructure provisioning tools, particularly Terraform.
Experience configuring GCP-native security posture and threat management with Security Command Center.
Experience securing the software supply chain with Binary Authorization, Artifact Registry, and Artifact Analysis.
Experience with key and secret management on GCP (Cloud KMS, Cloud External Key Manager, Secret Manager), including cryptographic key ceremonies.
Experience with Workload Identity and Workload Identity Federation for keyless authentication of workloads and CI/CD.
Experience configuring and utilizing cloud-native security logging, monitoring, and detection services.
Strong programming skills in Python, Go, and other languages for security automation and contributing to open-source tools.
In-depth knowledge of security principles, technologies, best practices, and threat detection and mitigation strategies.
Knowledge of common attack vectors and methodologies (OWASP Top 10, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, social engineering tactics).
Ability to identify potential threats, attack vectors, and vulnerabilities in systems and applications.
Ability to document security requirements from various stakeholders.
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and active listening skills with an innate passion for security.
Ability to identify security gaps and create solutions to minimize risk and impact.
Proactive approach to staying updated with the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques.
Thorough understanding of the incident response process (preparation, identification, containment, eradication, recovery, lessons learned).
Experience with data-residency and regulated-workload controls such as Assured Workloads and Access Transparency.
Hands-on experience taking a company through security and compliance frameworks like NIST, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS.
Experience automating security controls and compliance checks against standards and frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS / 3DS.
Container security knowledge including container image provenance (e.g., Sigstore, Notary) with an in-depth knowledge of container runtimes, and an understanding of integrating security into the software development lifecycle.
Experience performing secure code reviews and security approvals, including the use of static and dynamic application security testing (SAST / DAST) tools.
Experience in cryptography management and enhancements.
Relevant security certifications such as ISC2 CC, CISSP, CCSP, CISM, AWS Security Specialty or GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer.

Skills

GCP
GKE
IAM
Terraform
Kubernetes
Cilium
Security Command Center
Binary Authorization
Artifact Registry
Artifact Analysis
Cloud KMS
Cloud External Key Manager
Secret Manager
Workload Identity
Workload Identity Federation
Python
Go
OWASP Top 10
MITRE ATT&CK Framework
NIST
SOC 2
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
3DS
SAST
DAST
Java
AWS
Microservice-based architecture
EKS
TeamCity
Grafana
RDS
CloudSQL
PostgreSQL

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid Working

Experience Level

Senior / Staff level

Benefits

33 days holiday (including public holidays)
An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
Annual leave increased with length of service
Option to buy or sell up to five extra days off
16 hours paid volunteering time a year
Salary sacrifice
Company enhanced pension scheme
Life insurance at 4x your salary
Group income protection
Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth (including mental health support and cancer care)
Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
Generous family-friendly policies
Incentives refer a friend scheme
Perkbox membership (retail discounts, wellness platform, weekly free and boosted perks)
Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing

About the Company

Engine is Starling's software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, the technology that was built to power Starling Bank, and a year ago we split out as a separate business.
Starling has seen exceptional growth and success, and a large part of that is down to the fact that we have built our own modern technology from the ground up.
The Engine technology platform is now available to banks and financial institutions all around the world, enabling them to benefit from the innovative digital features, and efficient back-office processes that has helped achieve Starling's success.
Our technologists are at the very heart of Engine and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment that is all about building things, creating new stuff, and disruptive technology that keeps us on the cutting edge of fintech.
We operate a flat structure to empower you to make decisions regardless of what your primary responsibilities may be, innovation and collaboration will be at the core of everything you do.
Help is never far away in our open culture, you will find support in your team and from across the business, we are in this together!
The way to thrive and shine within Engine is to be a self-driven individual and be able to take full ownership of everything around you: From building things, designing, and discovering to sharing knowledge with your colleagues and making sure all processes are efficient and productive to deliver the best possible results for our customers.
Our purpose is underpinned by five values: Listen, Keep It Simple, Do The Right Thing, Own It, and Aim For Greatness.
About Engineering at Engine by Starling — https://enginebystarling.com/careers/engineering/
Engine by Starling engineers are excited about helping us deliver new features, regardless of what their primary tech stack may be.
Hear from the team in our latest Blog or our case studies with Women in Tech.
You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.
We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team.
Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.
We use AI tools to support various parts of our recruitment process, helping our team manage applications and assessments more efficiently. These tools are strictly used for support and do not replace human judgment with all final hiring decisions being made by our team.

Equal Opportunity

Engine by Starling is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace.
Individuals seeking employment at Engine by Starling are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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