If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or an exciting new direction, we offer opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.
We’re one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network that covers more than 50 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our Global Defense Engineering team in the role of Head of Virtualisation Platform Security.
Global Defense Engineering is responsible for fielding solutions that help defend HSBC against a wide range of threats to the business, customers, clients, partners, and staff. The team works to implement novel defensive capabilities that are effective and adaptable against a constantly evolving threat landscape.
As an HSBC employee in the UK, you’ll have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
In this role you will:
- Define secure configuration baselines for virtualisation platforms/software, including but not limited to VMware ESXi, OpenShift, OpenStack, Linux KVM, Microsoft Hyper-V, and containers
- Work with virtualisation technical subject matter experts to agree secure configuration baselines, define/develop/implement checks for compliance scans and provide remediation guidance for IT Service Owners
- Interact with stakeholders across the organisation to understand their security needs and expectations
- Define and maintain capability strategy, supported by Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture and Control Owners, in response to business strategies, regulator expectations, technology and practice advancement, best practice, and threat actor evolution [will overlap with Architecture]
- Ensure success with delivery partners (in alignment with support functions). Runs / drives respective Delivery forum, QBRs, SteerCos and Capability PODs
- Maintain and prioritise a capability backlog based on objectives and value released to identify what teams work on next. Supports the prioritisation of backlogs from supporting technology and operations/service teams
To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:
- Extensive in-depth experience with VMware ESXi
- Demonstrated experience with virtualisation platform security, with an emphasis on VMware ESXi, OpenShift, and OpenStack
- In-depth experience with OpenShift, OpenStack
- Demonstrated understanding of and experience with Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks
- Experience with container technology
Opening up a world of opportunity.
Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
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