Cyber Threat Analysis Lead

This is a critical role within our integrated Nationwide Group Threat Intelligence capability, with responsibility for leading the Cyber Threat Analysis team and delivering intelligence to stakeholders across Nationwide Building Society and Virgin Money. Key stakeholders include the Group Security Operations Centre (SOC) e.g. Detect and Respond, Attack Surface Operations, Threat Detection Engineering and Threat Hunting and also Red and Purple Team as well as Security Engineering and Cyber Strategy. 

This work also influences critical decision-making by the Nationwide Chief Security and Resilience Officer (CSRO) and Virgin Money Chief Information and Security Officer (CISO) helping to keep our members safe from cyber threats and hazards.

We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best. 

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our Swindon, London, Manchester or Glasgow office. Whilst these locations are where we are primarily looking to fill the role, if you're an internal applicant based in a different location we would welcome your application and if successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this could work for this specific role. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.

Nationwide is committed to the redeployment of our employees impacted by change, as such applications for redeployment candidates will be prioritised in this recruitment process.

 

If you're a colleague on long term absence (for example, on parental leave) or a temporary worker, please use your personal email address to submit an application.

What you'll be doing

You will deliver high-quality tactical and operational intelligence products tailored to stakeholder needs, partnering with Group SOC, Security Engineering & Cyber Strategy and other critical stakeholders to define our controls and mitigations against an array of cyber threats. 

Furthermore, you will be responsible for implementing your team's strategy, future roadmaps and maturity goals, with reporting responsibility to senior executives. This includes developing and maintaining Threat Intelligence workflows, playbooks and quality assurance processes.

Additionally, you'll provide outstanding line management for up to five direct reports, helping them to grow in their responsibilities and career trajectories and being accountable for formal performance assessments.

About you

Key aspects of this role are:

• The ability to define your team's strategy, roadmaps, and maturity goals -- and to identify and implement opportunities for maturing a team using advanced intelligence techniques/tooling

• Experience establishing governance frameworks, policies, and playbooks

• Expertise in delivering high-quality tactical, operational, and strategic intelligence products tailored to stakeholder needs

• A proven track record partnering with cyber control owners and other relevant stakeholders as appropriate to convert intelligence into action 

• Experienced line manager and/or mentor for highly skilled subject matter experts

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers' shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind

• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we're honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand

• Push for better - We don't settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development

• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

 

The extras you'll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• 25 days holiday, pro rata

• From January 2026, all Nationwide colleagues will benefit from private medical insurance

• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement

• Access to an annual performance related bonus

• Training and development to help you progress your career

• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme

• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death

• Wellhub – access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness

• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual, we're owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don't see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you're inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you're one of us.

At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

We are purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

What to do next

If this role is for you, please click the 'Apply Now' button. You'll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.

We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.

Please note if you are successful in the recruitment, your job title offer will be listed as: Engineer E3

The hiring manager for this role is Sarah Michaels and the main recruitment contact is Andrew Ducker.