Proactive Cybersecurity Specialist

3 weeks ago


Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Monzo Full time
Security Analyst Role at Monzo

We're seeking highly motivated and passionate individuals to join our Security team at Monzo for a 12-month placement. This opportunity offers a chance to gain practical experience in a dynamic fintech environment, working on security operations, incident response, and threat detection methodologies.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Work with the business to onboard high-priority suppliers and partners while managing associated security risk
  • Improve security management at Monzo, leveraging new technologies like generative AI
  • Assess and help mitigate security risks in high-priority business changes, including product launches
  • Collaborate with Security Engineering, Offensive Security, Security Operations, and Data Protection teams
  • Interface with risk teams during internal audits, 2nd line risk reviews, and controls testing
  • Contribute to security awareness materials and initiatives for employees
  • Support compliance with relevant laws and regulations
Security Operations:
  • Monitor security events and alerts using SIEM tooling
  • Analyse security event data to identify potential indicators of compromise and security incidents
  • Collaborate with incident response teams to escalate and investigate security incidents
  • Participate in security incident response activities, including containment, eradication, and recovery
  • Document incident response procedures and outcomes for post-incident analysis and improvement
  • Contribute to threat intelligence data collection and analysis to identify emerging threats and trends
  • Assist in integrating threat intelligence feeds into security operations processes for proactive threat hunting
  • Contribute to tuning and configuration of security tools to improve detection accuracy and reduce false positives
Requirements:
  • Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field
  • Currently completing the second year at University, with the final year to be completed after the placement
  • Understanding of information security principles, practices, and technologies
  • Strong interest in security operations, incident response, and threat detection methodologies
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to analyse and interpret data effectively
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Familiarity with security tools such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, and EDR solutions is desirable

Please note that you must hold the right to work in the UK through the full duration of this placement.

What's in it for you:
  • Starting September 2025
  • £25,000 annual gross salary
  • This role can be based in our London office or remote working across the UK with ad-hoc meetings in London
  • We offer flexible full-time working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, and at times that suit you and your team
  • Top-spec Macbook to use over the course of your time with us
  • Knowledge-sharing sessions with your squad and wider discipline
  • Team and company-wide socials/events
  • Lunch on Monzo twice a week from a range of street food vendors


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