Join Barclays as a Cryptography and Key Management Analyst, where you’ll lead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and operational excellence. In this role, you will be part of the Cryptography team within the Chief Information Security Office, Global Information Security. This team provides critical cryptographic services, including Secure Key Management, Hardware Security, Application Cryptography, Strong Authentication, and PKI & Certificate services to Barclays Group. Your primary responsibility will be to act as a liaison between business, technology, and security functions to ensure information confidentiality, integrity, and availability while supporting security risk mitigation.
While weekend on-site attendance is not required, weekend shift coverage may be scheduled.
ITIL Foundation certification.
Experience in Key Management.
Experience in HSM configuration/installation/support.
Certificate management experience.
Strong stakeholder management with the ability to influence and negotiate at all levels.
Proficiency in MS Office applications.
Relevant security or project management certifications.
Background in operational environments, including incident response and change management.
Familiarity with SharePoint, Confluence, and JIRA.
Unix/Windows operating system knowledge.
Expertise in privacy, compliance, and data protection services.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
Ensure the integrity and availability of cryptographic and key management services to business functions and applications.
Provide ongoing assurance that risk and compliance requirements are being conducted to a satisfactory level & are evidenced to a required level.
Generation of Key Components across various platforms (including IBM, Tandem, Unix) together with management of Cryptographic infrastructure.
Incident management.
Change management.
ITIL.
Ensure the integrity and availability of cryptographic and key management services to business functions and applications.
Cryptographic Hardware Management – including on site local configuration activities.
Support with resourcing, scheduling and distribution of work requests for HSM and Key management. Work closely with dates set in cooperation with Service Management to ensure smooth continuity of services and operations. Gather, distribute, store, recover and delete cryptographic keys in accordance with defined procedures and to meet service, risk and governance requirements as part of a component handling team across a variety of platforms across core geographic locations globally.
Management of Cryptographic infrastructure to include Out of Hours Support, production of Monthly management information and risk statements.
Problem, Incident & Change Management including root cause identification.
Project delivery.
Cryptographic Hardware Management.
Auditable Record Management.
Excellent Risk and Control Maintenance.
Assist in the management of any control issues identified via audits or other control issues.
Partner with other functions and business areas.
Escalate breaches of policies/procedure appropriately.
Take responsibility for embedding new policies/procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.