Information Security Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking an Information Security Engineer to help drive enterprise-level information security initiatives and embed information security across our operations. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain robust security infrastructure and controls to protect the organization's computer networks, systems, and data from cyber threats. You will build and manage security tools, conduct vulnerability assessments, and respond to security incidents. You will also advise the business on cyber security matters.

This is primarily a remote position, with occasional in-person responsibilities held at our Bristol, UK office.

The ideal candidate is an experienced security specialist who:

• Blends technical skills with business awareness
• Comfortable working across multiple areas of security and excited to learn more
• Has some familiarity with compliance (PCI, GDPR) and protection (NIST and ISO 27001) frameworks
• Partners cross-functionally to drive security, automation, and continuous improvement
• Communicates effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Evangelizes a proactive security culture organization-wide
  
  Key responsibilities:

System Design & Implementation:

• Design and deploy secure, scalable and reliable security tools

Monitoring & Threat Detection:

• Monitor systems for security incidents
• Analyze and troubleshoot alerts
• Tune alerting systems

Incident Response:

• Respond to security incidents
• Conduct investigations and coordinate cross-functional response
• Identify vulnerabilities and/or gaps in security posture
• Coordinate and track remediation of any issues identified

Vulnerability Management:

• Perform regular vulnerability assessments
• Identify and remediate weaknesses
• Implement and maintain controls aligned with internal standards

Penetration Testing:

• Coordinate the company’s penetration tests with internal and external stakeholders
• Identify, surface, and track issues with the relevant system owners

Automation & Scripting:

• Develop scripts to automate security tasks and improve efficiency
• Identify processes where automation can be leveraged to create efficiencies

Security Awareness & Training:

• Educate internal teams on security responsibilities, procedures, and controls
• Help select appropriate security training modules
• Track completion of training requirements

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Enablement:

• Contribute to creation and updates of security policies and procedures
• Engage with stakeholders across Engineering, Product, Legal, and HR to support security initiatives
• Support vendor risk and third-party security assessment activities

As well as being a part of something exciting everyday, you will also receive the following benefits:

• Annual bonus scheme dependent on individual and company performance
• Annual salary of £50,000 - £60,000
• 25 days holiday each year (+ bank holidays + 1 day after each year of service with up to a max. of 30 days)
• Workplace pension scheme
• Private medical insurance (upon 30 days of employment)
• 7 hours per day, 35 hours per week
• A remote first culture
• Great work-life balance with our Flexi-time policy
• Family Friendly policies (Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay and Shared Parental Leave).
• A chance to develop with an allocated company training budget
• Bike2Work Scheme
• Lifeworks, an Employee Assistance Programme which offers wellbeing, family and financial support services, such as assessments, resources and even 1:1 counselling sessions. It also offers interesting perks such as discounts on gyms, restaurants, high street retailers and cinema tickets
• A strong commitment to employee wellbeing including mental health first aiders
• Employee referral scheme with generous financial reward
• Bonusly colleague reward scheme

What we do!

NMI enables our partners with choice, and challenges the one-size-fits-all approach to payments. You've probably used NMI in the last 24 hours without even realizing it. We’re the platform that powers success for innovative tech created by SMBs, entrepreneurs and fintech startups. We’re creative problem solvers who help visionaries smash through boundaries and think beyond what’s possible so they can think about what’s next. But we’re not just built for the tech savvy. We democratize the latest payments technology so that everyone can realize the benefits of easy payments across the full spectrum of commerce. We’re all about enabling more payments in more ways and more places.

We believe that having a diverse group of employees strengthens both our work and our workplace. We’re focused on making NMI more diverse and welcoming with initiatives like having a dedicated Diversity, Equity & Inclusion action group, diversity goals for hiring, anonymized resume screening, affinity groups such as our Women's network and LGBTQ+ Network, open forums for discussions on diversity and social justice, and measuring inclusion and belonging as part of our regular employee engagement surveys.

Equal Opportunity

NMI is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation or sexual identity, genetic information, citizen status (except those that do not have the legal right to be employed in the United States), disability, military service, service member, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Please be aware that all offers of employment are made subject to receipt of satisfactory background and financial checks.

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