We’re adding to our security capability and we are looking for someone who can move the needle, not a ticket-taker, but an experienced engineer who takes initiative, builds things, and genuinely partners with our product and engineering teams and the wider business You’ll use your deep security expertise not only to solve complex problems, but to raise the security capability of the teams around you Reactive work eats into time that should be spent on proactive, strategic programmes You will change that dynamic: by building security tooling and processes that scale, identifying risks and capability gaps, and turning them into impactful improvements By embedding yourself in our engineering culture you’ll make security an integral part of how teams build and enable engineers to make good security decisions You will function primarily as an enabler, working across our stream-aligned engineering teams to build security knowledge, tooling, and practice where the work actually happens An integral part of your impact will come through coaching others, sharing knowledge and creating scalable practices that raise the security bar for our Engineering Team You will own security engineering outcomes - acting as SME, identifying cross-functional opportunities, and driving improvements through to impact Partner with engineering teams to introduce tooling that makes secure coding the path of least resistance. Identify opportunities to improve the security experience and take ownership of delivering improvements that materially reduce risk or friction Collaborate with platform engineers to weave security into CI/CD pipelines, our cloud environment and code review workflows, without creating friction or bottlenecks. Establish reusable patterns and practices that enable teams to adopt secure-by-default approaches Work with engineering leads to identify and prioritise process you have written production code at some point in your careerYou bring the soft skillsDeep enough experience in a security engineering or application security role to act as a subject matter expert for complex security challenges.Strong communicator, written, verbal, and asyncProactive in keeping stakeholders informed; you surface problems early rather than waiting to have answersComfortable using AI tools to accelerate security work, generating, and analysing at pace while keeping your human judgment at the center of every decision Experience working in a payments or regulated SaaS environment (PCI DSS, GDPR, HIPAA)Familiarity with Team Topologies or other platform/enabling team modelsExposure to offensive security techniques, penetration testing, red teaming, or bug bountyExperience building security enablement or champion programmes that improve security capability and ownership across an engineering organisation #J-18808-Ljbffr
Senior Security Enablement Engineer in Surrey employer: Phorest
Phorest is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee wellbeing and growth, offering comprehensive benefits such as private healthcare, wellness days, and extensive development opportunities. With a flexible, remote-friendly work culture, employees are empowered to thrive in a fast-paced environment while making a meaningful impact in the beauty industry. Join us to be part of a mission-driven team that values innovation, diversity, and collaboration.
