Head of Security Engineering
City of London
£140,000 - £170,000 + Package
Global Financial Services client based in the City of London is looking to hire a Head of Security Engineering to lead the security operations function and set up the group roadmap, the client is undergoing a large change and transformation programme.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:
* Lead the Security Engineering team and set the strategic roadmap, this is a hands-on role
* Ensure the team is taking a risk-based approach across all the environments (multi-cloud and on-prem)
* Partner with all Technology teams including Platform Engineering and Front, Middle and Back Office Technology
* Design, implement and evangelise secure defaults for our internal users, including Identity & Access Management, Secrets, Logging and Monitoring
* Lead and Coordinate response to security incidents, investigations and alerts
* Engage with vendors, service providers and leverage open source to enable us to buy, build and operate effective solutions for our environment
* Have a solution-focused and enabling mindset
* Manage the resources, demands and stakeholders in a dynamic and fast paced environment
* Collaborate across the business to remediate security issues and risks
* Influence the security culture across Technology and be an evangelist
* Deliver using efficient, reliable and scalable methods including automation, testing and monitoring
* Have an as-code mindset with proficiency in at least one programming language
WORK EXPERIENCE:
* Experience in securing one or more public cloud environments (AWS preferred)
* Proficient in using infra-as-code to reliably scale and automate the management of cloud services
* Hands-on experience with scripting and at least one programming language, e.g. Java, Golang, Python etc
* Experience working in a software delivery lifecycle, GitOps, CI/CD tooling
* Proactive, team-orientated attitude with a strong emphasis on collaboration and continuous learning
This role is onsite 5 days a week in the office, reports into the CISO
Excellent package on offer
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