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GFED and Group Controls CISO

Whippany, United States; London, United Kingdom

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Key information

Date live: 03/04/2025

Business Area: Global Security

Area of Expertise: Technology

Contract: Permanent

Reference Code: 90392480

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It’s happening at Barclays.

Be a part of a place where challenges are measured in billions, qubits and nanoseconds. Build your career in an environment where we’re advancing machine learning, leveraging blockchains, and harnessing FinTech. Working in Barclays technology, you’ll reimagine possibilities: learning and innovating to solve the challenges ahead, delivering for millions of customers.
We are shaping the future of financial technology.
Why not join us and make it happen here?

Where will you be located?

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Purpose of the role

To provide a primary liaison service between the business, technology, and security functions. In order to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information, and support the mitigation of security risk.  

Accountabilities

  • Collaboration with stakeholders to understand their security requirements in business processes and IT projects, to enhance overall risk management. 
  • Execution of risk assessments to identify and prioritise potential cybersecurity threats that could impact the banks operations and data and guide the implementation of mitigation strategies and communicate findings to relevant findings to relevant senior stakeholders. 
  • Collaboration with business units to develop and implement security policies and procedures for the banks operations aligned to the risk management framework. 
  • Management of the implementation, testing and monitoring of security controls across the banks IT systems to ensure the effectiveness of controls and mitigation of risk. 
  • Execution of training content and sessions to educate employees, enhance cybersecurity awareness and provide guidance on safe online practices. 
  • Management of complex cybersecurity incidents by collaborating with IT teams and response experts to effectively resolve cases through analysis, expertise support and project supervision. 
  • Identification of emerging cybersecurity trends, threats, and new technologies to address potential risks by advocating the adoption of new security solutions. 

Manager Director Expectations

  • Drive and achieve overall success and / or competitiveness of a business division by influencing senior leaders and committees. 
  • Strategically assess and manage risks to protect the business division / function and growth. 
  • Influence company policy and develop functional procedures in conjunction with senior leaders / strategic positions across the business. 
  • Demonstrate interpretative thinking for innovative solutions in complex situations and conceptual thinking in completely new situations. 
  • Exercise management authority to make significant / complex business and strategic decisions that impact the Barclays Group, business division or function. 
  • Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally and foster growth for Barclays business. 
  • Mandated as the business division/ functional spokesperson or representative to external bodies and shapes the public image of Barclays. 
  • Demonstrate exceptional knowledge of how business divisions and functions integrate with the Group to achieve the overall business objectives alongside industry theories and practices within own discipline. 
  • Maintain broad and comprehensive functional expertise and significant product knowledge. 
  • Accountable for the control and governance agenda of the business division / function. 
  • Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays. 

Additional Job Description 

  • Managing the security agenda for Group Functions, Enterprise Data and Group Controls. This division covers business units across Enterprise Data, Risk, Finance, Treasury, Legal, Compliance, Audit and HR in addition to the Chief Controls Office, Fraud and Financial Crime.
  • Understand security items relevant to the business ("business intimacy") and ensure business understands security is a requirement 
  • Drive bi-directional interlocks on cyber changes with the business and get agreement on change book of work 
  • Coordinate cyber incident handling and crisis management with business Articulate cyber risk posture and developments relevant to Barclays business in the region 
  • Provide technical security domain (e.g., AppSec, VM) expertise enabling the business to maintain a robust control posture and ensure operations are within risk tolerance (i.e., hygiene for domain); act as broker between business & Group control/product function 
  • Manage CIO security change book of work and align priorities with technology teams to execute on security programs 
  • Represent CIO risk position and requirements in control forums and committees 
  • Provide business context to scope & execute security assessments (e.g., pen tests) and regulatory testing relevant to business 
  • Manage cybersecurity for technology changes ensuring assurance throughout the development lifecycle to resolve security items before production 
  • Offer cyber expertise and collaborate with business and technology partners to provide solutions for the business which are secure from the start and follow enterprise patterns 
  • Work together with development teams to design applications which are secure-by-design 
  • Provide management information on cyber risk and control position, KRIs/KPIs, and cyber incidents 
  • Deliver security programs within business to improve overall security posture 
  • Manage identification and closure of cyber risks (ORACs) specific to the business/entity/region 
  • Manage security supplier risk specific to the business 
  • Engagement in business/entity/regional review and approval of policy & standards 
  • Contributions to and approval of business unit/entity CERPA, RSCA, etc. 

All Senior 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. 

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.  

Barclays welcomes applications from all candidates and is committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments (accommodations) are put in place to allow for a fair and inclusive recruitment process. For more information and how to request one, please review Adjustments to the recruitment process.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 39 countries and employing around 100,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.

To find out more about Barclays' strategy please click here.

Barclays offers a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture. A place where people can bring their whole selves to work and be respected for who they are, valued for what they do and celebrated for their contribution to our business and our community.

We are an equal opportunity employer and opposed to discrimination on any grounds. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

Who succeeds in
Tech at Barclays?

For a career with us, you need to be prepared to take big steps forward, curious to face the challenges ahead, and driven to focus on the outcomes. We need people with the Barclays mindset to make it happen here.

Qualities we look for:motivator, supporter, connector, driver, communicator, transformer, maker, observer

What you'll get in return

Competitive holiday allowance
Life assurance
Private medical care
Pension contribution

Our technology

Supporting our 48 million customers and clients worldwide takes a lot of forward thinking. It means harnessing technology to support the economy. It means making a difference to people’s lives. And it requires the maintenance and development of a global, technological infrastructure. At Barclays, technology helps us keep transactions moving, manages data, and protects our customers. Join a world where your work creates unique moments of impact. Make it happen here.

This is Barclays Whippany

Barclays Whippany is a bespoke technology-led, state-of-the-art workplace of the future. It brings thousands of talented people together in our vital Tech, Cyber Security and Payments command centers that are key to our US and global strategy.

Our campus has everything you need. From excellent food options to childcare, beautiful outdoor areas, collaborative spaces and more.

As well as plentiful onsite parking, we offer a shuttle bus from Manhattan, Newark Penn and Morristown. Commuting made easy.

Our health and fitness centre supports your wellbeing with gym facilities, fitness classes and knowledgeable experts to guide you.

With 63 acres and 500k+ square feet of unique office and amenity facilities, prioritizing co-location, comfort, and productivity.

This is Barclays Whippany

Barclays Whippany is a bespoke technology-led, state-of-the-art workplace of the future. It brings thousands of talented people together in our vital Tech, Cyber Security and Payments command centers that are key to our US and global strategy.

Colleague facilities

Our campus has everything you need. From excellent food options to childcare, beautiful outdoor areas, collaborative spaces and more.

Your commute

As well as plentiful onsite parking, we offer a shuttle bus from Manhattan, Newark Penn and Morristown. Commuting made easy.

Your wellbeing

Our health and fitness centre supports your wellbeing with gym facilities, fitness classes and knowledgeable experts to guide you.

An amazing place to work

With 63 acres and 500k+ square feet of unique office and amenity facilities, prioritizing co-location, comfort, and productivity.

Barclays

Working flexibly

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. If you'd like to explore flexible working arrangements, please discuss this with the hiring manager. Your request will be reviewed in-line with the requirements of the role/business needs of the team.

Hybrid working

We have a structured approach to hybrid working, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days, as set by the business area. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Barclays is built on an international scale.

Our geographic reach, our wide variety of functions, businesses, roles and locations reflect the rich diversity of our worldwide customer base. All of which means we offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience. And the chance to learn from a globally diverse mix of colleagues, including some of the very best minds in banking, finance, technology and business. Throughout, we’ll encourage you to embrace mobility, exploring every part of our operations as you build your career.

Find more information

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Making an Impact in Tech.

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What makes a tech career at Barclays?

Hear from our employees on why they joined and how they're having real-life impact. Tech at phenomenal scale. It's happening here.  

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