Lead Security Engineer
We are seeking a Lead Security Engineer to provide technical leadership across the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of security capabilities. This role will help shape secure architecture, strengthen engineering practices, and support the organisation in identifying and managing cyber risk across cloud, infrastructure, applications, and corporate systems. You will work closely with engineering, IT, architecture, compliance, and risk teams to ensure security is embedded throughout the technology lifecycle.
Key responsibilities include leading security engineering initiatives, reviewing architectures and designs, and defining practical controls that protect systems, data, and services. You will develop and maintain security solutions such as identity and access management, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, security monitoring, secrets management, and cloud security controls. The role will also involve improving detection and response capabilities, supporting incident investigations, conducting threat modelling, and advising on remediation priorities. You will contribute to security standards, engineering guidance, technical documentation, and automation that enables teams to deliver securely and efficiently. As a technical lead, you will mentor engineers, coordinate delivery across multiple workstreams, and communicate complex security matters clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
The successful candidate will have substantial experience in security engineering, architecture, or a closely related discipline, together with a strong understanding of modern infrastructure, networks, operating systems, applications, and cloud platforms. Experience with secure software development, DevSecOps, infrastructure as code, scripting, vulnerability assessment, and security tooling is highly desirable. You should be comfortable analysing threats, balancing risk with business requirements, and influencing decisions without relying solely on authority. Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills are essential, along with a proactive approach to continuous improvement. Relevant professional certifications or equivalent practical experience will be valued.
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