Senior Security Engineer in London

Senior Security Engineer (DevSecOps & Incident Response)

An industry-leading global platform is seeking a talented Senior Security Engineer to join their growing team. This role is focused on building a secure-by-design environment, moving away from \”blocking\” and toward \”enabling\” engineers to create resilient, scalable services.

The successful candidate will report directly to the VP of Information Security and play a pivotal role in protecting data for millions of users worldwide.

The Role

Location: Fully Remote (Must be based in the UK)

Key Responsibilities

DevSecOps & Cloud: Design and harden secure AWS/GCP cloud architectures; integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines and automate workflows using Python, PowerShell, or Bash.

Security Operations: Develop, tune, and maintain the security stack, including SIEM, SOAR, WAF, EDR, and IAM systems.

Incident Response: Lead end-to-end incident response—from detection and containment to investigation and post-mortem—while participating in an on‐call rotation.

Vulnerability Management: Manage the full lifecycle of vulnerabilities, conducting scans and penetration tests to enhance defense‐in‐depth strategies.

Innovation: Embrace an \”AI‐first\” mindset by leveraging LLMs and automation to streamline threat detection and repetitive analysis.

Requirements

Experience: 7+ years in Cybersecurity, with at least 3 years focused on hands‐on Incident Response or Security Operations.

Technical Depth: Proven background in DevSecOps , network administration, or software development.

Cloud Expertise: Hands‐on experience with AWS (Security Specialty certification is highly preferred).

Compliance: Strong understanding of security frameworks such as ISO27001, SOC2, or NIST .

Soft Skills: resilient under pressure, and capable of communicating complex risks to senior leadership.

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