PCI Assurance Analyst

Purpose of the role

To manage a specific product or portfolio and set the strategic direction. Provide support to the bank's senior management team, and to manage product development risk across the organisation. 

Accountabilities

• Development of strategic direction for a specific product or portfolio, including the implementation of up to date methodologies and processes.
• Management of a specific product or portfolio, including oversight of colleagues and their performance, implementation of departmental goals and objectives, oversight of department efficiency and effectiveness.  .
• Relationship management of specific product or portfolio stakeholders, including identifying relevant stakeholders, and maintenance of the quality of external third party services.
• Development and implementation of policies and procedures for the specific product or portfolio.
• Management of specific product or portfolio risk, including identification of potential risks, development of strategies to mitigate those risks, and maintenance of alignment between the bank’s specific product or portfolio and compliance functions.  .
• Monitoring the financial performance of the specific product or portfolio, including revenue, profitability, and cost control.
• Conducting thorough market research to understand market trends, competitive landscape, and regulatory changes to identify market opportunities.

Analyst Expectations

• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us at Barclays as a PCI Assurance Analyst where you will be required to support all elements of information security in the provision of gateway external services and internal information security requirements. The PCI Assurance Analyst reports into the Head of PCI. This role holds accountability for the Security and Compliance of the payment gateway services.

Key accountabilities:-

• Ensure that all necessary security policies and procedures are established and maintained in relation to the on-going service operation.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with standards such as PCI DSS, PCI 3DS Core Security, PCI PIN Security & P2PE.
• Maintain all current accreditations, ensuring all updates and renewals are scheduled and actioned, and ensure all new relevant releases are scheduled for audit and listing.

Essential Skills:

• Willingness to study and achieve a PCI security qualification e.g. PCIP, PCI ISA
• Experience in PCI DSS audits or being involved in the ongoing operation of PCI requirements
• Good general understanding of technologies required to help meet PCI DSS requirements

Desired Skills:

• Have an understanding of P2PE, PCI 3DS Core Security and PCI PIN Security compliance
• Knowledge and experience of Payment Gateways
• Experience in Cyber/Information Security or IT.
• Relevant security qualification e.g. CISM, CISSP

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in Fleet.