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Lead Software Engineer, Cyber Security Controls Automation

London, United Kingdom💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design, build, and maintain data-driven software and automation to support the operation, monitoring, and evidencing of security defences, turning cyber security controls and risk data into real-time assurance.

Role type

Lead Software Engineer (Cyber Security Controls Automation)

Builds

Command line tools, APIs, data pipelines, dashboards, and automated evidence collection workflows

Domain

Financial markets infrastructure / Cyber Security / Risk Management

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure

Required skills

Command line tool development, REST APIs, Rust, TypeScript, Python, Go, JavaScript, data-intensive systems algorithms, secure coding practices, version control, testing

Preferred skills

Cyber security control testing, policy-as-code, regulated environment experience, consulting experience, automation of continuous control monitoring

Technologies

Rust, TypeScript, Python, Go, JavaScript, SIEM, IAM, EDR, cloud services

Responsibilities

Build software and automation for control monitoring, testing, reporting, and evidence collection; Develop command line tools, APIs, and integrations; Integrate with security platforms and risk systems; Generate repeatable evidence for audits and regulatory reviews; Use data to identify control gaps and risk exposure; Provide technical feedback via code review; Support policy documentation and policy-as-code approaches

Seniority

Manager, hands-on IC

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