Business Unit: Technology Operations & Cyber Security Salary range: £DOE Location: UK Hybrid – Occasional Travel to a UK Virgin Money Hub when required Contract type : Permanent full time Our Team Are you passionate about cyber security and eager to make a real impact? At Virgin Money, we’re accelerating our Cyber Transformation Programme and leaving no area of cyber untouched.
Our Security Solutions team plays a pivotal role in safeguarding our organisation, and we’re looking for a dynamic Cyber Lead Solutions Designer to help shape the future of our security architecture.
You’ll be part of a high-performing Cyber Solutions team, working across multiple domains and projects to create robust, secure and resilient solution designs.
What you’ll be doing Lead the design of resilient and scalable security solutions that span infrastructure, operational systems and application layers—ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and cyber strategy.
Collaborate with our Cyber Lead Solution Architects, Enterprise Architecture and other designers to align solutions to our Cyber Security Strategy.
Own the end-to-end lifecycle of design documentation, from creation to approval, through technical design authority and governance forums.
Drive reuse and enhancement of platforms and assets, ensuring designs meet project commitments.
Create design patterns to enable adoption of our security solutions across the bank and drive best practice.
Provide consultancy and assurance to the wider design community, ensuring compliance with security policies and procedures.
Assess and make design decision across in-house and third-party applications, services and infrastructure.
Present solutions to senior stakeholders across the wider Technology Operations & Cyber Security teams and other CIO areas.
Strong understanding of cyber security principles, frameworks and regulatory requirements.
Demonstrated experience in leading solution design delivery, supporting operational implementation and managing priorities across multiple projects.
It’s a bonus if you have but not essential Experience of delivering cyber solutions in financial organisation.
Knowledge of Azure and or AWS Cyber Security Architecture.
Hold relevant Cyber Security Certifications such as CISSP, CISM Red Hot Rewards Generous holidays
- 5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more.
Up to five extra paid well-being days per year.
20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt.
Market-leading pension.
Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness.
If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early, please ensure to submit your applications as soon as possible.
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Say hello to Virgin Money Virgin Money is so much more than just a bank.
As part of the Nationwide group, together we're the UK's first full-service mutual bank serving millions of retail and business customers and all driven by our purpose ; Banking but fairer, more rewarding and for the good of society.
With us, you’ll be part of an organisation uniquely positioned to make a difference to the lives of customers, communities and broader society and embark on a collaborative, customer obsessed, and fun-filled career journey.
Embrace the weekdays, enjoy fantastic perks, and make a meaningful positive difference.
Time to discover what it means to be part of the first mutual full-service banking provider.
Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion.
If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team careers@virginmoney.com It’s important to note that there may be occasions where it’s not possible to interview all candidates declaring a disability who meet the essential criteria for the job.
Now the legal bit Although some of our roles allow you to be based anywhere in the UK, we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.
These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references.
If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks – we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.