Security Engineer

We are looking for a talented and dedicated Security Engineer to join our growing Platform & Security team. You will play a key role in maintaining and improving our security posture whilst delivering new features for our users. You will support Product Engineers in keeping their software secure, maintain and harden infrastructure, and follow industry best practices to keep our customers money and data safe.

What you can expect to be doing:

• Maintain our static analysis tools (Trivy, Semgrep, etc)
• Monitor and analyse the software supply chain and patch vulnerabilities
• Maintain hardened infrastructure (Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker images, etc)
• Drive the EOL maintenance programme
• Be accountable for ensuring our tech stack is on the latest secure version
• Collaborate with Product Engineering squads at the feature design and architecture stage, to ensure security requirements are properly considered
• Work with the Mobile Foundations team to identify potential threats and plan remediations
• Foster a culture of secure software development
• Facilitate collaboration across engineering teams to implement security policies and initiatives, driving forward the shared security roadmap
• Collaborate with external security providers (eg. pen testers, outsourced monitoring)
• Implement tools for finding potential vulnerabilities, internal monitoring, alerts, etc
• Assist in producing regular reporting to Management on Chip’s InfoSec posture
• Own third-party key rotation schedule and policies
• Build tools that help all engineering teams improve security in their services and codebases

What we’re looking for:

• Experience working with Kubernetes, Terraform & Docker images
• Experience with a cloud-based platform (AWS)
• Programming language experience in PHP or GO
• Familiarity with SAST and DAST tools
• Familiarity with OWASP best practices
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines & how to maintain them
• An understanding of Microservices and Event-Driven architecture
• Interest in cyber security and keeping up to date with the latest findings
• Cybersecurity certification is desirable

What we’re really looking for: ✍️

Someone with a genuine interest in Chip and is excited about being part of a fast-growing company and our mission to build the investment super app of the future.

Although we’re in the financial space, and under the scrutiny that comes with it, the current engineering team works well together, and even sometimes with a smile. We’re sure you’ve got the technical skills, otherwise, you would have stopped reading by now, so let us be clear on what will make us want to work with you.

We want a real person, with interests outside of work, to join our team. You could be a dancer, a gamer, a musician, a parent, a hockey fan, or even that one person that still writes Twilight fan-fiction. Doesn’t matter to us.

At the interview stages, we will be looking for empathy, eq, fun stories, and the ability to smile even when things are tough.

PERKS 🎁

• Discretionary share option bonus 
• Workplace pension scheme 
• Private medical insurance (medical history disregarded)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Free ChipX subscription for UK-based employees
• We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity
• Flexible working arrangements
• Unlimited holiday (policy not to count) ✈️
• Annual £1500 Personal Learning Allowance
• £30 per month Chip Fitness Benefit to suit your Mental/Physical Wellbeing
• Company laptop
• Opportunity to have a huge impact on our product while fast-tracking your knowledge, responsibility and skills in a high-growth fintech startup 🚀

Our Interview Process: 📖

1. Video screen with someone from our Talent team
2. Video interview with the hiring manager
3. Final interview with some of the team

Our mission is to build wealth for our generation

Chip started out in 2017 as a clever app to help people save without lifting a finger.

Fast forward five years, and now we’ve grown into an award-winning wealth app used by over 500,000 people and managing over 4 billion pounds. And we’re not slowing down.

Our vision

We know planning for your future can be a tedious, daunting task often avoided, so we want to change that. We're building the wealth app for our community, giving them one place for saving and investing.

We're giving customers control and guidance to effortlessly build their long-term wealth using award-winning tech, while celebrating their achievements along the way.

Who we are

Chip has a creative and diverse team of 180, from all different backgrounds and industries. We’re driven and passionate people, but no one takes themselves too seriously.

Don’t just take our word for it. We have a few awards under our belt, including Best Personal Finance App at the 2022 & 2024 British Bank Awards.

Our Values

Be ACCOUNTABLE

Everything you do matters, Care about the end result, Challenge the norm, Disagree, yet commit to making it happen once a decision has been made, Do the best job possible

Be BOLD

Share our Ambition and do your bit to achieve it, Innovate: challenge the norm, break the mould and make it happen, Set goals that truly align with our mission, Do your best for our customers

Be COLLABORATIVE

Work cross-functionally - we win as a team, Build strong relationships based on trust, Treat others fairly and respectfully, Hold others to account, Be supportive and inclusive, Have fun together

Equal Opportunities

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and home life. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

Note to Agencies

Chip does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to any of our live roles on our career page. Chip will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to these unsolicited CVs. Chip explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Chip.