We are seeking 2 highly motivated and passionate individuals to join our Security team at Monzo for placement for a duration of 12 months.
This year in placement offers an opportunity for students pursuing studies in Information Security to gain practical experience in a dynamic fintech environment.
It will consist of two six-month rotations in our Information Security and Security Operations Squads.
Work with the rest of the business to onboard high priority suppliers and partners while managing the associated security risk.
Get involved in improving how we manage Security at Monzo. We want to leverage new technologies such as generative AI to transform traditional approaches to Security.
Understand how to support the business to delivery change safely by assessing and helping to mitigate any security risks associated with the change, including product launches.
Engage with our Security Engineering, Offensive Security, Security Operations and Data Protection teams in everything that you do at Monzo.
This will give you exposure to a wide variety of security domains.
Experience working with our 1st, 2nd and 3rd line risk teams when they are delivering Internal Audits, completing 2nd line risk reviews or controls testing.
Participate in promoting a security-conscious culture throughout the organisation.
Support us in making sure we’re compliant with relevant laws and regulations.
Assist in monitoring security events and alerts using security information and event management (SIEM) tooling.
Analyse security event data to identify potential indicators of compromise (IOCs) 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 the collection and analysis of 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 the tuning and configuration of security tools to improve detection accuracy and reduce false positives.

Requirements

You are currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field
You are currently completing your second year at University, you should be completing your final year after the placement years have concluded
You have an understanding of information security principles, practices, and technologies
You have a strong interest in security operations, incident response, and threat detection methodologies
You have an analytical mindset with the ability to analyse and interpret data effectively
You are confident in communicating, in writing and verbally
You’re excited to experience opportunities in a wide range of security roles
You have some familiarity with security tools such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Intrusion Detection / Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions is desirable

Benefits

💰£30,600 annual gross salary
📍This role can be based in our London office, or we are open to remote working across the UK with adhoc 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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Hard Skills & Tools

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Soft Skills

analytical mindsetcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilitymotivationpassionteamworkattention to detailorganizational skills