Security Analyst

It’s an exciting time to join the Proactive Security team, with significant investment planned in all UK&I businesses to transform and deliver new digital services to our customers and streamline and automate our business processes and we’re looking for a Security Analyst to join us.

Reporting into the Proactive Security Manager, you’ll support new tooling being brought into the business to assist with our cloud security posture management and application security testing. 

If you’re in a technical role with cloud or IT/network exposure and are looking to get into security or a junior pen tester looking to get into the financial services sector, we’d love to hear from you!

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, moving to the majority of your working week from September 2025. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

What you’ll be doing:

• Identifying vulnerabilities through a variety of processes and tooling
• Analysing cloud security posture reports to assist with prioritisation of findings for remediation 
• Analysing data from application code security scanning tooling and identify remediation activities and owners
• Reviewing remediation plans to ensure that the planned activity will address highlighted issues within an acceptable timeframe
• Producing metrics and reports for consumption at executive steering groups
• Reviewing artefacts relating to cloud and code security, penetration testing and ethical hacking activity ensuring they are appropriate for the needs of the business
• Identifying opportunities to improve and simplify existing processes Documenting new processes 
  
  
  

What you'll bring: 

• Proven cloud security, general IT and/or penetration testing experience 
• Broad technical understanding of IT systems and vulnerabilities including Cloud environments and infrastructure e.g. web servers, application servers, firewalls, proxies, and operating systems
• Good technical skills that can be applied to a vulnerability-assessment setting
• Strong attention to detail 
• Ability to challenge ambiguity 
• Problem solving skills 
• Relevant qualifications such as CCSP or OSCP would be advantageous
  
  
  

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

What we offer: 

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary of £40,000 - £50,000 dependent on experience
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• AXA employee discounts
• Gym benefits
  
  
  

To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long-term condition or disability and require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to [email protected].

Who we are: 

AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.