Iam Information & Cyber Security Consultant

Coventry Building Society have an exciting new opportunity for a dynamic IAM Information & Cyber Security Consultant. We are looking for someone that drives through security good practices as we expand our use of cloud technologies and take on digital transformation initiatives. The role will influence security practices, moulding the future of Coventry Building Society for years to come. The consultant will act as a guardian of our technological transformation, ensuring robust security measures in line with regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, FCA, and PRA.

Working in a product-based agile model, the role will advise on the application of security controls and policies for business initiatives, addressing any risks and implementing new operational controls and processes where appropriate.

This role is not solely about having the right security background, it requires work collaboratively, and with pragmatism when supporting fast-paced delivery teams.

You’ll have a history that includes crafting and leading security initiatives, backed by a thorough understanding of compliance, data privacy, and risk management. You’ll excel in a collaborative setting, fine-tuning security approaches to accommodate diverse operational requirements and recognise and adapt to individual differences and working styles. You’ll have initiative that extends beyond technical tasks, contributing to a culture where continuous improvement in security is a collective priority. With a passion and drive to enable the secure delivery of our digital transformation journey, working with market leading cloud technologies.

REQUIREMENTS:

• You’ll be a subject matter expert in AWS and/or Azure security controls.
• You’ll have Information Security knowledge including governance, compliance, security standards, and privacy.
• Significant experience with IAM / PAM tools such as SailPoint, Okta, CyberArk, BeyondTrust or Thycotic.
• Thorough understanding of IAM frameworks and standards.
• Experience in implementing strong authentication, authorisation, and accounting controls.
• Expertise within directory services such as Active Directory, LDAP, and Azure AD.
• You’ll have proven experience in implementing business solutions and managing security requirements.
• With a working knowledge of cloud computing workload transition challenges and familiarity with archive, backup/recovery, and business continuity processes in distributed operations.

We’re proud to be a building society and we’re focused on our purpose of giving people the power to be better off through life. We’re the 2nd largest building society in the UK, the 8th largest lender, we have more than 2,600 employees and we’re still growing and protecting the interests of our members.

We’ve got a simple business model, where savers and borrowers join together to get what they need. That’s the mutual benefit – it’s the way we’ve done things since 1884 and the way we plan to keep doing things.

Diversity:

We’re building and nurturing teams where difference is valued, creating an inclusive and inspiring workplace. We think discrimination of any sort has no place in a modern society, including ours.

Diversity brings unique ideas and perspectives, helping us to deliver better performance. We’ve made clear commitments to increase gender and race diversity in our senior teams over time, and an overall ambition to improve the representation of different sexual orientations, gender identities, disability, backgrounds and thinking styles in our workforce.