Location: London / Hybrid
Salary: £70,000
About the Role
A leading organisation undergoing an exciting digital transformation programme is looking to appoint a Senior Security Engineer to join its Cyber Security function.
This is a key role providing cyber security expertise across strategic and non-strategic change initiatives, helping to protect critical systems, data, and customers from evolving cyber security threats.
Working closely with delivery teams, technology functions, and business stakeholders, you will play a central role in embedding security best practices across projects, supporting modernisation initiatives, and ensuring secure delivery of new and existing technology services.
This opportunity is ideal for a security professional with a strong engineering background who enjoys working across multiple areas of cyber security, delivering change, and helping shape secure technology environments.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the implementation, configuration, and commissioning of security infrastructure, tooling, and controls across cyber-led initiatives
* Provide subject matter expertise across key cyber security domains including:
* Security Architecture
* Application Security
* Cloud Security
* Cryptography
* Support delivery teams by embedding security controls and assurance throughout projects
* Work with internal teams, suppliers, and external partners to ensure security requirements are delivered effectively
* Coordinate third-party security resources and ensure projects are appropriately supported
* Plan and manage penetration testing activities, oversee remediation work, and communicate risks ahead of go-live
* Contribute to the development of security architecture, secure development practices, and application security standards
* Support Cyber Operations teams during major incidents, disaster recovery, and business continuity scenarios
* Work closely with development teams to ensure applications are delivered following security best practice
* Support the wider Cyber Security leadership team with strategic security initiatives
Skills & Experience Required
* Proven experience working as a Senior Security Engineer or similar role within a medium or large organisation
* Strong cyber security engineering background, ideally within a regulated environment such as Financial Services, Insurance, or another highly governed industry
* Experience delivering both large-scale and smaller security transformation projects
* Strong practical knowledge of traditional security technologies alongside modern security tooling
* Experience across multiple security domains including infrastructure, application, cloud, and risk management
* Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CSSP, or equivalent
* Hands-on experience with:
* SAST (Static Application Security Testing)
* DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing)
* SCA (Software Composition Analysis)
* Experience integrating security tooling into development pipelines and SDLC processes
* Strong experience consulting on projects, defining security requirements, and reducing operational risk
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
* Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
What’s on Offer
* Opportunity to join a major digital transformation programme
* Work on impactful cyber security initiatives across a complex technology environment
* Exposure to modern security tooling, architecture, and engineering practices
* Collaboration with experienced technology and security professionals
* Opportunity to influence security strategy, standards, and future ways of working
* Long-term career development within a growing security function
If you are a Senior Security Engineer looking for an opportunity to combine technical expertise, transformation delivery, and strategic influence, we would love to hear from you.
Please send your updated CV for consideration.