clearbank - VP Security
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Requirements
• Experience leading security in a highly regulated cloud environment (Bank or EMI). • Expert knowledge of ISO27001, regulatory expectations, and audit management. • Leadership experience running multi‑disciplinary security functions. • Deep experience handling security incidents and post‑incident learning. • Ability to design and execute strong breach‑readiness processes. • Expertise in threat intelligence, anomaly detection, and modern security tooling. • Hands‑on understanding of insider‑threat controls, endpoint security, and least‑privilege models. • Cloud‑native security expertise. • Ways of Working & Culture • Ownership mindset with accountability for outcomes. • Collaborative and transparent communication style. • A focus on continuous improvement and innovation. • Comfort working in a fast‑paced, scaling technology environment.
Responsibilities
• Security Engineering (approx. 6 people): Responsible for ensuring a secure SDLC, embedding secure‑by‑default tooling, protecting infrastructure and application layers, and driving continuous security improvement. • Security Operations (approx. 7 people): Monitors all environments, responds to threats and incidents, manages external threat intelligence, identifies emerging risks, and ensures nefarious activity is detected and remediated. • Identity & Access Management – IAM (approx. 2 people): Manages access governance, least‑privilege models, user provisioning, periodic access reviews, entitlement tooling, and identity‑related controls • Lead and mature all aspects of security across a regulated cloud banking environment. • Own secure SDLC strategy and uplift, ensuring engineering teams use secure‑by‑default tooling and controls. • Drive Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) across Azure and any supporting AWS estates. • Lead improvement of Microsoft Defender coverage (aiming to increase from 66% toward 100%). • Enhance AI governance, ensuring safe and compliant usage of AI tooling across the bank. • Oversee threat intelligence, anomaly detection, and continuous tooling evolution. • Embed breach readiness through game days, tabletop exercises, and improved response processes. • Strengthen controls against internal/external threats, including least‑privilege access and endpoint lockdown. • Monitor dark‑web exposure, data leakage risk, and ensure strong encryption and data‑handling practices. • Ensure regulatory and audit expectations (ISO27001, internal/external audits, regulator engagement) are consistently met or exceeded. • Partner closely with engineering and technology leadership to deliver resilient, secure systems. • Lead, develop, and support high‑performing security teams. • Security reporting to CTO, relevant governance forums including Board and Industry Regulators • Deliver measurable uplift in ClearBank’s security posture and reporting. • Achieve 100% Microsoft Defender coverage and improved CSPM scoring. • Mitigate AI, cloud, and SaaS‑related risks through improved governance and tooling. • Ensure audit and regulatory readiness with strong conformance standards. • Uplift breach‑readiness maturity through rehearsed scenarios and response enhancements.
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