Senior Security Specialist

General information

Name Senior Security Specialist Ref # 60169 Date Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Full / Part Time Full Time

Description & Requirements

At Bupa, purpose meets possible. Join us and help shape a future where healthcare is more connected, more personal and more human.

We’re a global healthcare leader trusted by millions and committed to helping people to live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. Healthcare is changing, and so are we. We’re investing in more clinics, better systems and smarter, more connected ways to help our customers. As we continue to expand our services and invest in innovation, you’ll help create a healthcare system that meets people where they are, responds to what they need and leaves them better than before. 

Here, your work has purpose, your voice matters and your future is full of possibility. Just imagine the impact you could make.

 

This is 1 year Fixed term Contract.

The Senior Security Specialist will work closely with both business and technology stakeholders across our project portfolios to ensure secure outcomes are achieved. This involves minimising exposure to cyber risk by integrating secure-by-design principles into product delivery, coordinating security testing, and assisting with onboarding to security tooling. A primary focus of this role is to protect business value by implementing security measures that effectively counter emerging cyber threats. 

This role will also be crucial in advancing our Secure by Design strategy by empowering project design and delivery teams with self-service access to architecture patterns, templates, and risk assessment frameworks. This approach fosters a culture of shared security responsibility across Bupa.

How will I help?

• Contribute to the development of secure solution design for business change projects. 
• Conduct Security Risk and Threat Assessments, offering recommendations to mitigate identified risks. 
• Work with risk coordinators on the management and reporting of identified risks and issues. 
• Evaluate the information security capabilities of new third-party vendors, including assessing the design of their information security controls. 
• Define security test cases and collaborate with partners and internal teams for Pen Test execution. 
• Collaborate closely with Architecture teams to integrate security architecture patterns into engagements, promoting a Secure by Design approach. 
• Engage with our Delivery Hub and other Business Unit program portfolios to prioritise demand effectively. 
• Develop Threat Models for critical technology components and programs utilising industry frameworks. 
• Provide ad-hoc advisory support for proof of concepts and innovation projects. 
• Enhance internal processes, templates, and frameworks to facilitate a business self-service model. 
• Monitor industry trends, offering insights and guidance on emerging threats. 
• Collaborate closely with risk and compliance teams to ensure continual mitigation of specific risks.

 

What you’ll need to make it possible:

• 8+ years of expertise in Security Consultancy, Architecture, or Cyber Risk Management
• Established track record of successful collaboration w