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. 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.

About the Role

Here at Starling we are growing, and we are keen to recruit an Information Security Analyst to join our Threat Intelligence team as part of our continued investment in Information and Cyber Security capability. Reporting to the Information Security Lead - Cyber Threat Intelligence. 

Are you passionate about staying one step ahead of attackers? At Starling Bank we are committed to enhancing and refining security. As a threat intelligence analyst you'll play an integral role in safeguarding our customers and our business from the ever evolving threats. This dynamic position empowers you to identify, analyse and mitigate cyber enabled risks, utilising novel technologies and frameworks. The threat intelligence analyst will provide actionable insights and support project based defensive strategies, ensuring that Starling Bank is protected. So join us in making a meaningful difference. 

What you'll get to do

• Maintain and stay abreast with the current understanding of the cyber threat landscape with a focus on the fintech sector.
• Execute and produce written reports and provide verbal threat briefings that capture the relevance of external threats for Starling Bank.
• Support the Threat intelligence lead with the threat intelligence strategy.
• Ability to execute all areas of the intelligence cycle through triage, analyse and response to alerts generated via technology platforms.
• Understand threat actors, tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs) whilst providing the so what for Starling Bank and its environment.
• Prepare and deliver reports with comprehensive risk and impact assessments.
• Produce high quality assessments and reports across strategic, operational and tactical intelligence using an all source methodology to inform security functions.
• Ability to support the incident response process.
• Engaging with Cyber Security industry peers to enable and strengthen Starling Banks security posture.
• Enable and support external relationships with government and law enforcement agencies.
• Support the Security Operations with contextualised threat analysis and detections recommendations.

Essential skills:

• Passionate
• Resilient
• Experience in analysis and intelligence or investigations.
• Experience in using analytical tools and software for Threat Intelligence.
• Understanding and  knowledge of intelligence flows, principles and processes.
• Experience working with/ alongside Cyber Security functions.
• Clear understanding of Cyber Threat intelligence.
• Understanding of automation or data analytics.
• Articulate with strong written communication skills.
• Excellent problem solver with ability to conduct thorough research and analysis.
• Building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Innovative thinker with the ability to work independently within a fast paced environment.
• Highly skilled in researching, interpreting and developing inferences from multiple .intelligence products.

It would be great if you have one or more of the following qualifications, but it's not essential;

• Crest Registered Threat Intelligence Analyst (CRTIA) 
• CREST Practitioner Threat Intelligence Analyst (CPTIA)
• FOR578: Cyber Threat Intelligence

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren't sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.

Interview Process

Our interviews are conversational and we want to get the best from you, so come with questions and be curious. In general you can expect the below video interviews, following a chat with one of our Talent Team:

• First Interview: 45 minutes
• Technical Interview: 90 minutes
• Final Interview: 30 minutes

Starling technology works in a hybrid pattern both from home and one of our three offices. Our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance to either our London, Southampton or Cardiff office, so that we're able to see each other and collaborate in person three days a 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

About Us

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren't sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway. We're on a mission to radically reshape banking - and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we're proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.

Starling Bank 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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