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Senior Security Engineering Manager

LondonFull-time2026-10-29 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead a distributed team of elite security engineers to build security into every stage of the release lifecycle for a global fintech platform, focusing on core engineering challenges like vulnerability management, AI threat modelling, and cloud infrastructure hardening.

Role type

Senior IC/Manager hybrid security engineering leader

Builds

Secure software development lifecycles (SSDLC), agentic SDLC workflows, cloud infrastructure guardrails, and automated red-teaming platforms

Domain

Financial technology (fintech), cross-border payments, regulated financial services

Required skills

Cloud security (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, secure coding, DevSecOps, threat modelling, federated identity (OAuth2/OIDC/SAML), vulnerability management, IAM architecture, PAM, AI/LLM security, team leadership, stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Experience dual-running/migrating workloads across AWS and GCP, operationalizing LLM/AI security models, industry certifications (CISSP/CISM/OSCP)

Technologies

AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, SAST, DAST, SCA, CI/CD pipelines

Responsibilities

Manage, recruit, and mentor a global team of security engineers; Define and implement high-level security architecture; Integrate automated security testing into CI/CD pipelines; Direct end-to-end vulnerability management programmes; Design secure frameworks for agentic software development and AI-assisted workflows; Ensure IAM architecture and PAM controls satisfy compliance benchmarks; Collaborate with Platform Engineering to define security guardrails on cloud infrastructure; Support technical external audits through engineering implementations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities