Starling is the UKs first and leading digital bank on a mission to fix banking! We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. Read more about Our Story here.

Were a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. Were a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ more than 3,000 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.

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 Manager to lead a vulnerability management team. 

A successful candidate will work with the team to analyse emerging vulnerabilities provided by threat intelligence sources and penetration testing. 

The vulnerability manager will collaborate with various technology and engineering teams to share vulnerability findings, provide guidance, and assist through the remediation process. 

This person will help present this information in a simple digestible format, and coordinate remediation and mitigation efforts with teams across remote and office locations. There will be opportunities to guide continual improvement of the vulnerability management process.

Responsibilities

As the leader of the vulnerability management team, your responsibilities will include:

• Assessing and investigating emerging vulnerabilities, drawing from threat intelligence sources and internal software and infrastructure scans, providing comprehensive guidance based on findings.
• Collaborating with relevant technology teams, including security, engineering, workplace technology, data, and infrastructure, to ensure the timely resolution of identified issues.
• Tracking and reporting on the progress of mitigation efforts and resolutions to pertinent audiences.
• Overseeing the vulnerability management and policy compliance lifecycle, which encompasses scanning, prioritisation, reporting, and remediation governance.
• Promote vulnerability management standards, procedures & guidelines, and best practices outside the security functions
• Identify trends and themes in issues which occur and work collaboratively with wider teams to develop process and procedure improvements
• Conducting hands on vulnerability analysis across infrastructure, cloud environments, and applications.
• Ensuring compliance with internal security policies and regulatory requirements.
• Providing reporting, key performance indicators (KPIs), and executive visibility on the organisation's vulnerability posture.
• Supporting audits, risk assessments, and responses to emerging vulnerabilities.
• Active involvement in internal and external audits, along with experience in managing audit relationships.