Join Barclays as a Cryptography and Key Management Analyst, where you'll lead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and operational excellence. In this role, you will be part of the Cryptography team within the Chief Information Security Office, Global Information Security.
This team provides critical cryptographic services, including Secure Key Management, Hardware Security, Application Cryptography, Strong Authentication, and PKI & Certificate services to Barclays Group. Your primary responsibility will be to act as a liaison between business, technology, and security functions to ensure information confidentiality, integrity, and availability while supporting security risk mitigation.
Please note that while you will work standard UK hours (9 AM-5 PM), you will also be required to perform occasional on-call duty. While weekend on-site attendance is not required, weekend shift coverage may be scheduled.
Responsibilities:
- Undertake all team activities in line with Barclays strategy, Crypto strategy and departmental goals.
- Ensure the integrity and availability of cryptographic and key management services to business functions and applications.
- Maintain accurate environment documentation, process and device categorisation.
- Provide ongoing assurance that risk and compliance requirements are being conducted to a satisfactory level & are evidenced to a required level.
- Generation of Key Components across various platforms (including IBM, Tandem, Unix) together with management of Cryptographic infrastructure.
- Incident management.
- Change management.
- ITIL.
Accountabilities:
- Cryptographic Hardware Management - including on site local configuration activities.
- Support with resourcing, scheduling and distribution of work requests for HSM and Key management.
- Gather, distribute, store, recover and delete cryptographic keys in accordance with defined procedures and to meet service, risk and governance requirements.
- Management of Cryptographic infrastructure to include Out of Hours Support, production of Monthly management information and risk statements.
- Adherence to Group IT Security Standards.
- Problem, Incident & Change Management including root cause identification.
Analyst Expectations:
- Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
- In-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise.
- Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise.
- Develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
Requirements:
- Experience in Cryptography and Information Security.
- ITIL Foundation certification.
- Experience in Key Management.
- Experience in HSM configuration/installation/support.
- Certificate management experience.
- Strong stakeholder management with the ability to influence and negotiate at all levels.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications.
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.
