Cyber Security Engineer

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company based in London is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer with expertise in Security Architecture and Threat Modelling. The position requires strong collaboration skills to work within cross-functional teams and deliver critical security assessments for cloud services. Ideal candidates will possess over 8 years of cybersecurity experience and a keen understanding of threat modeling frameworks. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape security practices within a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Qualifications

• Experience with cybersecurity principles and threat modeling.
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization.
• Understanding of CI/CD and SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Conduct threat modeling exercises using established methodologies.
• Manage the lifecycle of threats and controls.
• Present findings to leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Scripting skills

Knowledge of cloud security frameworks

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication abilities

Education

8+ years in cybersecurity

Experience with threat modeling methodologies

Tools

Terraform

Jira

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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Cyber Security Engineer, London (City of London)

Client: ApTask

Location: London (City of London), United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

16.06.2025

Expiry Date:

31.07.2025

Job Description:

Job Description As a Senior Engineer - Threat Modelling, you will be part of a cross-functional team delivering digital business transformation solutions. This role focuses on Security Architecture and Threat Modelling, including governance, evaluation of public cloud services, and security reviews for Public Cloud Providers. Collaboration with Engineering, Information Security, Program Management, and Development teams is essential. You will conduct technical architecture reviews to identify security opportunities, threats, and mitigation strategies.

Your Responsibilities

• Conduct threat modeling exercises using established methodologies and frameworks
• Maintain high standards in identifying threats and mitigation controls
• Manage the lifecycle of threats and controls
• Deliver threat models within deadlines
• Provide feedback to improve threat modeling processes
• Present findings to leadership and stakeholders

Qualifications

Ideal candidates will have 8+ years in cybersecurity and related technologies, including:

• Knowledge of security architecture principles and frameworks
• Experience with threat modeling methodologies like MITRE ATT&CK, STRIDE, PASTA
• Over 5 years of cybersecurity experience
• Expertise in authentication, authorization, logging, encryption, infrastructure security, network segmentation
• Knowledge of cloud security frameworks
• Understanding of REST APIs
• Scripting skills and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience with Jira or similar ticketing systems
• Technical architecture review skills
• Ability to identify vulnerabilities using CWE or OWASP
• Knowledge of operating system hardening
• Understanding of CICD, Pipelines, SDLC
• Penetration testing knowledge
• Familiarity with Cloud Development Kit (CDK), GitOps
• Experience working in DevOps/agile teams
• Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, serverless, Helm
• Exposure to Snowflake, MongoDB, Terraform Cloud, GitHub, Databricks
• Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities