Security Engineer

Join us as a Security Engineer at Barclays, responsible for supporting the successful delivery of Location Strategy projects to plan, budget, agreed quality and governance standards. You'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.

To be successful as a Security Engineer you should have experience with:

• Advanced Splunk Enterprise Security expertise with 7+ years of proven career history in senior Splunk roles, including comprehensive understanding of distributed Splunk architecture, cluster management, indexer/search head configurations, and enterprise-scale administrative functions

• Expert-level proficiency in Splunk Enterprise Security use cases, Common Information Model (CIM), advanced data models, complex enrichment processes, security orchestration, and automated response workflows (SOAR integration)

• Senior-level troubleshooting and analytical capabilities with extensive hands-on experience designing, implementing, and optimizing vendor security applications across large, complex multi-cloud enterprise environments

• Strong technical knowledge of network security architectures, advanced threat detection methodologies, zero-trust frameworks, and enterprise security controls including next-gen firewalls, SASE, and micro-segmentation

• Exceptional documentation and stakeholder communication skills to create comprehensive technical documentation, lead cross-functional security initiatives, and provide expert guidance to internal customers and technical support teams

• Strategic security architecture thinking with proven ability to design enterprise-wide security solutions, lead security transformation projects, and translate complex security requirements into scalable, implementable solutions

• Team mentoring experience with ability to guide junior security engineers and collaborate with senior management on security strategy

Desirable Skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced expertise with enterprise security toolsets including Vulnerability Management platforms, Advanced Threat Protection, CASB, CSPM, SIEM/SOAR integration, and security data lakes

• Multi-platform SIEM experience including Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk Enterprise Security, IBM QRadar, and ArcSight with demonstrated ability to architect and optimize cross-platform integrations

• Data pipeline and observability expertise with hands-on experience in Cribl, Elastic Stack, and other log management/data routing platforms for enterprise-scale security data processing

• Senior-level professional certifications such as CISSP, CCSP or equivalent, with preference for multiple certifications

• Advanced proficiency in programming and automation using Python, PowerShell, Bash, SQL, and API development for security automation and custom integrations

• Extensive cloud security experience across AWS, Azure, GCP with hands-on experience in cloud-native security services, container security, and DevSecOps practices

• Expert knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools including Terraform, Chef, Ansible, Puppet

• Advanced experience with CI/CD security integration, automation platforms (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD), and security pipeline orchestration

• Incident response leadership experience with ability to lead major security incidents and coordinate cross-functional response teams.

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.

This role is based in Pune.

Purpose of the role

To develop, implement and maintain solutions that support the safeguarding of the banks systems and sensitive information.  

Accountabilities

• Provision of subject matter expertise on security systems and engineering patterns.
• Development and implementation of protocols, algorithms, and software applications to protect sensitive data and systems.
• Management and protection of secrets, ensuring that they are securely generated, stored, and used.
• Execution of audits to monitor, identify and assess vulnerabilities in the banks infrastructure/software and support the response to potential security breaches.
• Identification of advancements in to support the innovation and adoption of new cryptographic technologies and techniques.
• Collaboration across the bank, including developers and security teams, to ensure that cryptographic solutions align with business objectives, security policies and regulatory requirements.
• Development/ Implementation and maintenance of Identity and Access Management solutions and systems.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

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.