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Security Engineer - Lead Architect

London, England, GBFull-time2026-10-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Own the security architecture from end-to-end for internal applications and platforms, setting technical direction for the security platform supporting safe agentic workflows.

Role type

Senior IC security engineer (lead architect)

Builds

Security platform, policy engine, platform APIs, reference designs, paved-path patterns

Domain

Financial services / AI security / Cloud infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Security architecture design, Python, Policy-as-code (OPA/Rego, Kyverno, Cedar, OpenFGA, SPIFFE/SPIRE), Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, Helm), Authentication/Authorization/Secrets management (OIDC/OAuth, Azure AD/Entra ID, vault, Keycloak), Zero Trust implementation

Preferred skills

Security of AI agents and LLM applications, Kubernetes, Linux, containerised environments, network security controls, threat modelling

Technologies

MAIA, OPA/Rego, Kyverno, Cedar, OpenFGA, SPIFFE/SPIRE, Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Azure AD/Entra ID, Keycloak, Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Define and own the target security architecture for identity, authorisation and secrets; Set the Zero Trust roadmap; Lead the design of the security policy engine; Design and build platform APIs; Mentor engineers and lead design reviews; Collaborate with IAM, Infosec, Security Operations and Infrastructure teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC