At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the development of innovative software for cyber security controls and automation.
- Company: Join LSEG, a global leader in financial markets infrastructure and data.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, healthcare, retirement plans, and paid volunteering days.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team that values innovation and personal growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by reinventing governance and compliance through cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Experience in software engineering, command line tools, and various programming languages required.
About Us: LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs.
Our People: People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives.
About the Role: Do you want to help reinvent Governance Risk and Compliance by turning cyber security controls, risk data and audit evidence into software, automation and real-time assurance? If so, we are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the Cyber Security Engineering team. This role will design, build and maintain data-driven capabilities that support the operation, monitoring and evidencing of security defences.
- Build software and automation to support control monitoring, testing, reporting and evidence collection.
- Develop command line tools, APIs, integrations and workflows that simplify assurance activity.
- Integrate with security platforms, group risk systems, cloud services, SIEM, vulnerability management, IAM, EDR and other engineering tools.
- Develop repeatable evidence generation processes for audits, regulatory reviews, customer assessments and compliance activities.
- Use data to identify control gaps, weaknesses, trends and risk exposure.
- Translate technical control activity into clear, auditable evidence and reporting.
- Work to improve control design, implementation, measurement and documentation.
- Provide technical feedback utilising code and design review and engineering challenge.
- Support the development of standards and policy documentation and policy-as-code approaches.
- Promote automation and control monitoring and data-led assurance across the team.
Skills and Experience:
- Previous experience building command line tools.
- Working knowledge of web-based systems and REST APIs.
- Commercial experience with Rust, TypeScript, Python, Go and JavaScript.
- Knowledge of common algorithms and data structures for handling large volumes of data, including data-intensive systems.
- Experience providing feedback to engineering teams through code review.
- Exposure to a wide range of programming languages, frameworks and cloud technologies.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including testing, version control, maintainability, documentation and secure coding practices.
- Experience working with structured and unstructured data to generate meaningful control insight.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to engineers, risk teams, auditors and senior stakeholders.
Helpful skills to have:
- Understanding of cyber security, control testing, evidence requirements and risk management.
- Experience working in regulated environments.
- Previous consulting experience working closely with engineering teams.
- Experience writing standards, policy documentation or policy as code.
- Experience automating control testing, evidence collection or continuous control monitoring.
- Relevant cyber security, cloud, software engineering or risk certifications.
Career Stage: Manager
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
Lead Software Engineer, Cyber Security Controls Automation employer: London Stock Exchange Group
At London Stock Exchange Group, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that champions innovation and sustainability. Our collaborative work culture fosters professional growth, offering employees ample opportunities to develop their skills in a dynamic environment focused on sustainable investment. Located in the heart of London, we provide a vibrant workplace with access to industry-leading resources and a commitment to making a positive impact in the financial sector.
Contact Details:
London Stock Exchange Group Recruitment Team
