Starling is the UK's first and leading digital bank on a mission to fix banking! Our vision is fast technology, fair service, and honest values. All at the tap of a phone, all the time.

We are about giving customers a new way to spend, save and manage their money while taking better care of the planet which has seen us become a multi-award winning bank that now employs over 2800 across five offices in London, Cardiff, Dublin, Southampton, and Manchester. Our journey started in 2014, and since then we have surpassed 3.5 million accounts (and four account types!) with 350,000 business customers. We are a fully licensed UK bank but at the heart, we are a tech first company, enabling our platform to deliver brilliant products.

Our technologists are at the very heart of Starling 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 Starling is to be a self-driven individual and be able to take full ownership of everything around you: From building things, designing, 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 Starling values: Listen, Keep It Simple, Do The Right Thing, Own It, and Aim For Greatness.

Hybrid Working

We have a Hybrid approach to working here at Starling - our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance of one of our offices so that we're able to interact and collaborate in person. In Technology, we're asking that you attend the office a minimum of 1 day per week.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Vulnerability Management Analyst to join our team. As a Vulnerability Management Analyst, your primary responsibility will be to enable remediation groups and engineers to address and resolve outstanding findings within agreed timeframes. You will achieve this by effectively triaging and prioritising vulnerabilities using a risk-based approach. Additionally, you will ensure that all assets within the scope of vulnerability management are scanned within agreed time frames.

What you'll get to do

• Partner with engineering and product teams to bridge the gap between security discovery and resolution, turning complex findings into clear, actionable tasks.
• Utilise a risk-based approach to prioritise vulnerabilities based on their potential impact and exploitability
• Coordinate with resolver groups to ensure timely and efficient remediation of identified vulnerabilities
• Maintain and update a wide range of Vulnerability Management tools (Build Phase VM, CWPP, Endpoint VM, VM Intelligence) to ensure their effectiveness and  reliability
• Review and update Vulnerability Management related documentation to align with internal and external compliance requirements, industry best practices and emerging threats (e.g. ISO 27000, PCI-DSS, NIST)
• Build and maintain our vulnerability ecosystem, from cloud-native stacks to endpoint security, using automation to reduce manual overhead for the wider team.
• Process vulnerability data to provide reports, insights and metrics, that aid in the risk-based approach to vulnerability management.
• Develop integrations for internal and external tools to capture data relevant to the vulnerability remediation process (e.g. by interacting with APIs)
• Ensure compliance with relevant security standards, frameworks, and regulations
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and developments in vulnerability management, security standards, and regulations

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain vulnerability management tooling, ensuring reliable coverage across cloud-native and on-premise environments.
• Lead the shift towards automated remediation by implementing integrations that reduce manual toil for engineering teams.
• Work with internal remediators to prioritise vulnerability management activities
• Process vulnerability data to provide reports, insights and metrics, that aid in the risk-based approach to vulnerability management.
• Develop integrations for internal and external tools to capture data relevant to the vulnerability remediation process
• Ensure compliance with relevant security standards, frameworks, and regulations
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and developments in vulnerability management, security standards, and regulations
• Act as a subject matter expert, staying ahead of emerging threats and evolving the teams defensive strategy alongside the wider security organisation.

What you can expect from us

• Join a group of highly skilled individuals and have the opportunity to learn and grow with them
• Work in a supportive and creative environment that encourages initiative and experimentation
• Receive strong mentorship from senior members and peers to unlock your full potential
• Collaborate with members of the wider security organisation and technical teams, fostering knowledge sharing and collaboration