Role Summary

As the Information Security Specialist, you will work closely with the CISO and support building and managing security tools, processes, and best practices across the organization. This is a hands-on role that spans multiple areas of cybersecurity, requiring technical expertise, adaptability, and a proactive mindset. You will play a critical role in safeguarding our infrastructure, applications, and data while enabling secure innovation in a fast-paced and innovative environment

Role Responsibilities

• Manage identities, Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and user lifecycle in Microsoft Entra.
• Administer role governance and privileged access management.
• Configure and maintain Intune policies for device hardening, software deployment, patching, and web content filtering.
• Manage Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Office 365 security configurations.
• Implement and maintain labeling and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies in Microsoft Purview.
• Manage VPN solutions and secure remote access.
• Oversee vulnerability scanning, prioritization, and remediation processes.
• Integrate scanning tools into the development lifecycle, including Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), and dependency checks.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to prioritize and resolve security issues.
• Implement Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solutions and monitor cloud environments for security risks.
• Deploy and integrate new security tools such as Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), and DAST solutions.
• Develop scripts or workflows to automate security tasks and improve efficiency.

Role Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, or related field.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CEH) are a plus.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity roles.
• Strong experience with AWS and Microsoft Entra or Intune.
• Familiarity with Microsoft security ecosystem (Defender, Purview).
• Knowledge of cloud security practices and tools.
• Experience with scripting or workflow automation tools.
• Critical thinker with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Eager to learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, innovative startup environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and multitask effectively.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.