At a Glance
- Tasks: Build security frameworks and manage the org-wide security posture as Zinc scales.
- Company: Zinc is an AI-native company using tools like Claude and Cursor for its operations.
- Benefits: Opportunity to influence security culture and work with cutting-edge AI technologies.
- Other info: Experience with ISO 27001 and SaaS environments is desirable.
- Why this job: Shape security practices in a genuinely AI-native business environment.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in security engineering with cloud security experience, preferably AWS.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Requirements
- Someone who builds security controls and capabilities, helping to establish our AI tool governance process, and embeds secure-by-design thinking into how we build and operate.
- Security engineering background - you identify and build controls, not just document them.
- Cloud security experience (AWS).
- Familiarity with security/architecture frameworks.
- Secure-by-design engineering principles.
- 3+ years in a security engineering role.
- Ability to influence without authority and communicate security risk in plain language.
- (Desirable) Experience securing AI tools and LLM-based systems.
- (Desirable) Vulnerability or Threat Hunting inside SaaS environments.
- (Desirable) ISO 27001 working knowledge (we're already certified).
- (Desirable) SaaS company experience.
What the job involves
- Run our org-wide technical security posture as Zinc scales.
- Build the security frameworks that let us move fast without taking on unacceptable risk.
- Own and continuously improve our org-wide security posture.
- Build our AI tool adoption security review and approval process.
- Lead secure-by-design engineering practices across Tech, Ops, and Customer teams.
- Maintain and develop our cloud security posture (AWS).
- Manage incidents, tooling, integrations, projects, vulnerability & threat hunting.
- Conduct third-party tool risk assessments.
- Manage the transition from our outgoing contractor CISO.
- Influence security culture across the business without direct line authority.
Senior Security Engineer employer: Zinc Work
Zinc offers a dynamic environment focused on AI innovation, located in a tech-forward area. Employees benefit from shaping security practices while working with advanced tools like Granola and n8n. The team values secure-by-design principles and continuous improvement in security posture.
We think you need these skills to ace Senior Security Engineer
Security Engineering
Cloud Security (AWS)
AI Tool Governance
Secure-by-Design Principles
Influencing Without Authority
Communication of Security Risks
Vulnerability Hunting
