Cyber Security Product Owner

Division - Data Technology & Innovation

Department - Technology Resilience

Salary: National (Edinburgh & Leeds) ranging from £67,100 to £109,000 and London from £73,700 to £119,800 (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

The Product Owner role within Cyber Security and is responsible for the supply of all changes to Enterprise Security products, including software development services, infrastructure changes, service changes and technical debt for the platforms and the ‘in scope’ Enterprise Security systems.

What will you be doing?

• Delivering change and operational services for large and complex Enterprise security products

• Delivering technical, security solutions to meet agreed service acceptance criteria and to meet requirements, through the application of agile and DevOps practices

• Taking ownership of several security products and leading a Product team

What will you get from the role?

Joining our team as a Product Owner means you'll be part of a dynamic, innovative, and supportive environment protecting the regulation of the British economy through the FCA’s Zero Trust journey.

• Manage the backlog of an ongoing security transformation that that a real impact on the resilience and agility of the FCA 

• Work as part of a passionate team of talented professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration and ambition

What skills are required?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)

Minimum

• Experience in leading the delivery of complex Enterprise Security SaaS products across the spectrum of IT change and run capabilities

• Experience of working through end to end projects and/or product delivery lifecycle following development methodologies (e.g. Prince2, RUP, Scrum, Agile)

• Experience managing a team of engineers

Essential

• Manage the backlog of security products; Cloud Workload Protection Platform, Cloud Security Posture Mgmt, SaaS Posture Management, Cloud Identity Entitlements Mgmt, Cloud Access Security Broker, Secure Web Gateways

• Familiarity with CNAPP; CSPM, CWPP, CIEM

• Familiarity with SASE; CASB, ZTNA, SWG and SD-WAN

• Familiarity with, or ability to quickly grasp, the business drivers of the organisation as well as its primary processes

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from men (PBS Roles)/women, minority ethnic, disabled, and neurodivergent candidates for our Technical Specialist role.

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

• Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)

• Private healthcare with Bupa 

• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8%

• Life assurance

• Income protection

We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements.  Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares.  We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.

Follow this link to see what life is like at the FCA - Life at the FCA

Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

• This role is graded Technical Specialist– Regulatory

• SC Clearance is required for this role -  SC Guidance  The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting.

• Advert Closing Date: 9th December 2024

• CV Review/Shortlist: 11th December 2024

• First Round Interview: W/C 16th December

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time. 

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact: 

• For internal applicants, please contact Michael Wood, [email protected] 

• For external applicants, please contact Asha Gladis, [email protected] 

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.