Proactive Cybersecurity Specialist

2 weeks ago


Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Monzo Full time
About the Role

We're seeking two highly motivated and passionate individuals to join our Security team at Monzo for a 12-month placement. This opportunity is perfect for students pursuing studies in Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work with the business to onboard high-priority suppliers and partners while managing associated security risk
  • Contribute to improving how we manage Security at Monzo, leveraging new technologies like generative AI to transform traditional approaches
  • Assess and help mitigate security risks in high-priority business changes, including product launches
  • Engage 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
  • Develop and deliver 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 collecting and analysing threat intelligence data to identify emerging threats and trends
  • Assist in integrating threat intelligence feeds into security operations processes for proactive threat hunting
  • Contribute to tuning and configuring security tools to improve detection accuracy and reduce false positives
Requirements
  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field
  • 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
  • Open to experience opportunities in a wide range of security roles
  • Familiarity with security tools like SIEM, IDS/IPS, and EDR solutions is desirable
What's in it for you

Starting September 2025, you'll receive a £25,000 annual gross salary. This role can be based in our London office or remotely across the UK with ad-hoc meetings in London. We offer flexible full-time working hours, a top-spec Macbook, knowledge-sharing sessions, team and company-wide socials, and lunch on Monzo twice a week from a range of street food vendors.



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