Lead Cyber Security Engineer: Strategy & Automation

Huxley; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Huxley is seeking a Lead Security Engineer to head the design, implementation and optimization of enterprise-wide cyber security platforms within a highly regulated environment. You will lead a high-performance engineering function delivering scalable, automated services to bolster resilience.

Responsibilities include driving vulnerability management, application security, AI security, threat modelling, and security analytics, while embedding security into DevOps and development pipelines and

Qualifications

• Significant leadership of security engineering teams in regulated environments.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale security platforms from strategy through implementation and operation.
• Expertise in automation, cloud technologies, analytics, and security tooling integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment and continuous improvement of cyber security tooling and platforms.
• Drive vulnerability and security posture management across complex estates.
• Develop and enhance application, API and AI security, plus threat modelling capabilities.
• Establish security metrics, reporting and analytics to measure control effectiveness.
• Build automation-first engineering practices and integrate security into DevOps pipelines.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to align security strategy with business objectives.

Skills

Security leadership

Vulnerability management

Application security

Threat modelling

Automation

Cloud

Security analytics

DevOps integration

Stakeholder management

Job description

Huxley is seeking a Lead Security Engineer to head the design, implementation and optimization of enterprise-wide cyber security platforms within a highly regulated environment. You will lead a high-performance engineering function delivering scalable, automated services to bolster resilience.

Responsibilities include driving vulnerability management, application security, AI security, threat modelling, and security analytics, while embedding security into DevOps and development pipelines and