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At the Chief Security Office, we keep Barclays, our customers, clients and colleagues safe, secure and always on. Building trust and promoting resilience, we work to keep the bank and our services available and secure 24/7. It’s a fascinating and ever-changing area of our business. Every day presents new challenges. From cyber security to terrorism, viruses, world events, fraudsters, and even upheaval in the external economic climate. The skillsets we require as just as diverse as the work we do. So we offer interesting opportunities, doing vital work, for all kinds of people.

Explore our opportunities

Always on. Constantly moving forward.

We cover every angle of the bank’s security, across the globe. This holistic approach means partnering with the business to build security into every process, every system, every product and every service we offer. We understand threats and anticipate future dangers; we deal with malicious attacks; we prevent incidents from happening and respond to any that occur. We are constantly evolving our knowledge, honing our techniques and upgrading our technology to predict, plan, learn, innovate and act against the ever-changing threats we face.

As the world around us changes, we are prepared and ready to respond. This makes our work endlessly interesting, meaningful and challenging.

Deliver trust. Take pride.

We take great pride in our work because it has a huge impact on Barclays and the customers, clients and communities we serve. The trust, resilience and continuity of service that we provide plays a vital part in giving people the confidence to achieve their goals and drive the economy forward. We take this responsibility very seriously, and we are proud of the industry-leading expertise we provide.

Protect customers. Unlock opportunities.

Our multi-talented team is full of professionals, with a wide range of transferable skills, from all kinds of diverse backgrounds. We are home to architects and designers, risk managers and relationship managers, engineers and education specialists, culture champions, cryptographers and crisis managers. We offer a wide variety of roles, at all levels, and you don’t need to have worked in banking to join us. That said, there are some things we all share. Our people are curious, with the drive to dig deeper and find the perfect solution. We are confident communicators, able to challenge and be challenged. We are aware, alert and responsible.

We are one team of professionals, from all kinds of diverse backgrounds, with a wide range of transferable skills.

Detect threats. Find your voice.

Our holistic approach to security means that we are all in this together and everyone has a vital part to play. We are a strong, inclusive team, rich with diversity and driven by our shared purpose. We encourage, support and champion
each other through every situation. Everyone’s unique perspective is respected and heard. This is a community you can belong to, with a culture you can believe in.

Identify risk. Discover your potential.

A career with the Chief Security Office could take you anywhere within our broader team and our global organisation. Security is such a fundamental aspect of everything we do that there are a huge variety of business areas where you
can have an impact. We offer incredible mobility opportunities and the chance to build vital, transferable, future-proof skills. Most of all, we encourage and support one another to explore our full potential, personally and professionally.

A career with the Chief Security Office is a career with Barclays, and our whole organisation is yours to explore.