About this role
BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers.
The Cybersecurity UK & CE team is responsible for the implementation and continuous improvement of the CIB Corporate Security programme across the region, working closely with technology, risk, and business stakeholders to deliver practical and proportionate security outcomes.
About the job:
Key Responsibilities:
Security Operations & Incident Support:
Support first-line security operations, including alert triage, initial analysis, and escalation in coordination with CERT CIB.
Assist with incident response activities, evidence collection, and follow-up actions.
Validate the operation of endpoint, infrastructure, and workplace security controls.
Support monitoring, logging, and alerting assurance, identifying gaps for remediation.
Project Coordination & Security Change:
Support regional delivery of global cybersecurity initiatives and tooling.
Track actions, risks, dependencies, and delivery milestones across UK & CE.
Produce clear status updates, metrics, and reporting.
Coordinate with local IT teams, vendors, and Head Office security functions.
Compliance, Governance & Technology Exposure:
Support the application of global security policies and control requirements.
Assist with audit preparation, control validation, and documentation.
Contribute to KPIs, KRIs, and regional reporting.
Participate in security reviews of infrastructure and workplace technology changes, gaining exposure to architecture and risk assessment activities.
Security Awareness & Engagement:
Support and promote the CyberWatch security champions programme across CE offices.
Act as a coordination point for security-related queries from offices without local cybersecurity representation.
Assist with targeted security awareness activities in collaboration with Corporate Security.
What are we looking for?
Experience & Knowledge:
Approximately 2–3 years’ experience in cybersecurity, IT operations, IT risk, or a related technical role.
Foundational understanding of security operations, incident handling, and control assurance.Familiarity with endpoint, infrastructure, and workplace security concepts.
Basic awareness of regulatory and resilience topics (e.g. UK Operational Resilience, GDPR, DORA).
Professional Skills:
Able to work independently on assigned activities with appropriate escalation.
Strong organisational and coordination skills across distributed teams.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Comfortable working cross-functionally with IT, business, and security stakeholders.
Curious, proactive, and motivated to develop across multiple cybersecurity domains.
Qualifications:
Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience.
Relevant certifications are advantageous but not required.
English proficiency required; Spanish is a plus.
Please note that priority will be given to candidates who are elegible to work in the UK.
Skills:
Customer Targeting, Empathy, Ethics, Innovation, Proactive ThinkingOther facts
About BBVA
At BBVA we are leading the transformation of banking worldwide, united in pursuing our goal of bringing the age of opportunity to everyone. Firmly focused on the future, our on-going digital transformation is already producing disruptive innovations that power our vision of banking.
Every one of our 121,486 employees, from branch staff to senior leaders, plays an essential role in giving our 71.5 million customers the cutting edge banking solutions that they deserve. Building on 166 years of history we know the importance of constant development, which is why we place so much confidence in the collaborative working environment that enables our people to grow and excel.
If you would like to learn about the culture and opportunities on offer at a company that is leading the way for 21st century banking, head to the ‘Life’ tab to find out more.
What you'll do
- The Cybersecurity Analyst will support security operations, incident response, and project coordination for cybersecurity initiatives. They will also assist with compliance and governance activities while promoting security awareness across the organization.
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