Starling is the UK’s 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. We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We’re a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. 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. 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. 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.
As an experienced Penetration Tester at Starling, you’ll be joining an established team, working with talented cyber security professionals to ensure our services are designed, developed and operated securely.
This is a collaborative role - you’ll directly interact with multiple areas of the business to understand requirements, conduct research, perform security testing, and report issues aligned to our risk framework.
Being an internal tester, you’ll gain a strong understanding of how technology works at Starling to enable in-depth testing. We understand the importance of knowledge and expertise remaining current, so we’ll actively support your advancement through research and training. In turn, you’ll help us continuously improve our processes, methodologies and tools to maintain the highest standard of testing.
Scoping and performing mobile, web application, cloud and infrastructure penetration tests.
Performing in-depth practical security testing.
Automating security testing and developing internal tooling to achieve continuous assurance.
5+ years technical information security experience.
~ Experience in mobile, web application, cloud and infrastructure penetration testing.
~ Technical knowledge - we don't expect mastery of every area, but are looking for a good foundation in the following domains:
~ Mobile security (iOS and Android)
~ Web application security
~ Networking and associated protocols
~ Cloud security (AWS and GCP)
~ Penetration testing qualifications (e.g. Experience performing code reviews or code-assisted testing, particularly in Java and Go.
Experience in automation of security testing (e.g. using Python or Go).
In general you can expect the below, following a chat with one of our Talent Team:
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.
~25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
~ An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
~ Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
~16 hours paid volunteering time a year
~ Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
~ Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
~ Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
~ Generous family-friendly policies
~ Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
~ Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing
While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Starling is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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