Privileged Access Manager | S3 | Unity Place, Milton Keynes | CISO

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Privileged Access Manager | S3 | Unity Place, Milton Keynes | CISO

Country: United Kingdom

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This is a critical role reporting to the Head of Privilege Access Management within the CISO function with a simple but vital mission to help protect our customers and staff.  The role has accountability for Privileged Access Management and will be key in the journey to build the capability as we mature our posture in this space that will support in the management and coverage of the PAM toolset and work in conjunction with the wider Technology & Operations function.

Preventing unauthorised access to our systems and data and preventing the unauthorised disclosure – whether accidental or malicious, of customer and corporate information are not just critical responsibilities, but a foundation of covenant of trust we have with our customers and staff.

We recognise that both the threat landscape and our regulatory and legal environment are constantly changing.  Having the vision to anticipate these changes and ensure that our systems and processes can adapt quickly will be a vital skill.  You’ll want to innovate and look beyond the obvious to identify new data sources or methods that help improve accuracy, reduce resolution time, or increase coverage and confidence in our security posture.

The difference you’ll make.

• Helping to execute transformational change & overseeing the smooth running of the operations for this core function with a continual focus on security improvements. Managing the PAM strategy and relationship for these services with Santander Digital Services and CIO key stakeholders.
• Developing our Privileged Access capabilities, increasing coverage, improving efficiency and accuracy, and striving to reduce complexity wherever possible and embedding of the target operating model and sustainable provision of services.
• Acting as a subject matter expert as an example within IAM function of a person ready to grow and help others grow in an environment that welcomes diversity in all its forms and working to deliver the strategic direction for the UK business, outlining key PAM initiatives to strengthen the UK control environment, aligned to regulatory and compliance requirements and to Group objectives.
• Being part of a centre of excellence for Privileged Access within the CISO function and developing subject matter expertise for all elements of external authentication.  Work in conjunction with our BISO and Product Security teams to ensure patterns and practices are consistently embedded into our infrastructure, applications, and services.
• Fostering relationships with Group and applicable business stakeholders to support their understanding of PAM control requirements.
• Overseeing adoption and increasing coverage of PAM solution notably CyberArk across a diverse portfolio of applications and embedding the target operating model and sustainable provision of services/ Developing and evolving governance controls for PAM to meet the needs of regulators and other internal stakeholders, particularly in the face of new technology approaches.
  
  What you’ll bring.
• Technical experience in a large corporate environment, preferably in a regulated industry – Financial services sector with hands on experience of CyberArk, specially adapted to public cloud,  from management, design & development.
• Knowledge of key IAM areas, including privileged access management (PAM), Identity, governance & administration (IGA), and identity as applied to public cloud services (AWS mainly).
• Project lifecycle experience especially agile and Project Management using tools such as Github, JIRA, Confluence etc.
• Understanding of IT Security Standards and frameworks (such as ISO, NIST, GDPR)
• Experience with managing applications credentials, and Privileged User Access policy management, experience in performing Privileged Access reviews, compliance reporting, Access Control processes, MFA, AD LDAP, and other associated tasks within Privileged User management.
• Knowledge of tools, techniques, approaches, and processes of cybersecurity risk management in the identity domain.
  
  It would also be nice for you to have.
• Professional information security certifications
• Professional cloud security certifications
• Other relevant  IT certifications
  
  What else you need to know.
  We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. We aim to offer different ways of working to ensure the best experience for you and for our customers. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we’re happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.
  This role is based in the Milton Keynes Unity Place office and you will be expected to spend 40% of your time in this office
  
  Everyday Inclusion
  At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed.  We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.
  
  How we’ll reward you.
  Opportunities to embrace Agile with us as we transform our business, work in an environment with leading edge technology, attend ‘Meet Ups’ and be part of internal and external technology communities and work for an organisation that’s dedicated to your learning and ongoing development.
  As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs. 
• Competitive salary  
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
• £6,000 car allowance per year
• Company funded individual private medical insurance
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
• Share in Santander’s success by investing in our share plans 
   

  What to do next.

  If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

  If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at or call 0870 414 9080.