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Lead Cyber Defence Engineer to protect Barclays' systems

Drive security strategy, innovate cryptographic solutions, and guide cross‑functional teams

Purpose of the role

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

Accountabilities

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.

Vice President Expectations

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 the position has leadership responsibilities

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..

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 does.

Demonstrate comprehensive understanding

of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.

Collaborate with other areas of work

for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.

Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought

comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.

Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research

in problem solving processes.

Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships

and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values

of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

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, DevSecOps, and security engineering principles.
Experience with Configuration as Code (CaC/IaC), GitLab, 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 within 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.

Cyber Defence Engineering Lead