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Mobile Application Security Engineer - Banking

Employer
Hays.
Location
United Kingdom, London
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
23 Sep 2022

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Your new company

Our client is one of the largest retail and commercial bank in the UK, with an extensive network of branches in England and Wales. They are part of an ever-changing industry and are currently on a journey to shape the financial services of the future, whilst supporting their customers' changing needs. The scale and reach of the Group mean they can offer a broad range of opportunities to learn, grow and develop. Their values-led culture and approach to inclusion and diversity means they can all make a real difference together.

Your new role

Your role as a Mobile Application Security Engineer will be pivotal in building, delivering, and driving the security of the mobile platform.

The key aspect of this role is the design and delivery of a world-class security framework, including associated services (penetration testing, obfuscation, etc.). These capabilities will enable your commercially and service-minded colleagues to build their own propositions autonomously, focusing on building the best experience for the Customers whilst using enterprise standard components.

You will make sure that the Customers feel completely confident about using the company's digital assets, by building a modern, agile, and simplified security architecture. You will enable the Customers to interact with the company through a strong but seamless security experience, regardless of the channel, device, or service they choose to interact with the company. You will deliver a security experience which is seamless, quick, progressive and based on industry standards.

Your responsibilities include:
  • You will evangelise and influence feature teams in adopting security patterns.
  • You will demonstrate compliance with Bank policies and standards.
  • You will identify, review, evaluate and mitigate potential risks ensuring adherence to relevant security patterns and frameworks or to ensure compliance with internal/external regulations.
  • You will take ownership of specific security problems and deliver customer focused outcomes.

What you'll need to succeed

  • You will need to be passionate in Mobile Application Security, Cryptography and code.
  • Hands-on experience of Mobile platform security, threat models and mitigation techniques.
  • Experience in pen-testing specifically for Mobile.
  • Demonstrable systematic and analytical approach to problem solving with the ability to resolve specific security issues or events.
  • You have a proactive and positive attitude towards identifying continuous improvement and supporting change and new ways of working.
  • You have a good understanding of cryptography and you can provide calculated recommendations about using the right ciphers, modes, key lengths, hashing algorithms, etc. adequate to mitigate security risks without impacting application performances.
  • You are a team player, can build relationships and work productively with other teams across a variety of domains.
  • You are an adaptable and quick learner, absorbing information to keep pace with a changing landscape.
  • You enjoy contributing to the success of your team through close collaboration and communication.

What you'll get in return

  • This role will give you the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge and grow your career in one of the biggest financial companies in the UK.
  • You will get the chance to make a significant difference in driving product excellence and digital cultural change, working on state-of-the-art digital products.
  • You will be working on applications that have millions of active users, and regularly deliver new features into their hands.
  • Competitive salary and bonus.
  • Flexible working scheme: 2/3 days of work from home per week.

What you need to do now

If you are interested in this role, feel free to send me your updated CV at Doriane.madec1@hays.com

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