Lead Cybersecurity Engineer

Fundment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 6% employer contribution

Private Health Insurance

Life Assurance 4x base salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Hybrid working arrangements

28 days annual leave

Job summary

Fundment is seeking a Lead Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement and continuously improve security across our cloud and IT infrastructure for a fast-growing fintech platform. You will translate security strategy into automated controls, embed security by design, manage identity and access, and lead security architecture reviews, threat modelling and incident response in a hybrid work environment.

You will work with engineers to secure CI/CD pipelines and support regulatory compliance

Qualifications

• Degree in Cybersecurity, CS, IT or related field advantageous.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer desirable.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain cloud security controls in GCP.
• Design and improve cloud security architecture (IAM, networking, data protection).
• Embed security in CI/CD pipelines and IaC through Terraform.
• Conduct threat modelling, risk assessments and security reviews.
• Support vulnerability management and incident response.

Skills

Cloud security

GCP security

IAM

MDR/EDR

Zero Trust

CI/CD security

Automation

Python scripting

Vulnerability mgmt

SOC 2 / ISO27001

End-user security

FinTech security

Networking security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT

Tools

Terraform

GCP

Microsoft 365

Job description

Fundment is a fast-growing wealth infrastructure company, building on our success in transforming the £3 trillion UK wealth management market with our cutting-edge digital investment system. We are passionate about revolutionising the investment experience for financial advisers and their clients by combining innovative proprietary technology with exceptional customer service.

About the Role

We are looking for a Lead Cybersecurity Engineer to play a critical role in designing, implementing, and continuously improving the security of our cloud and IT infrastructure across a fast-growing fintech platform.

This is a hands‑on technical role focused on securing our cloud infrastructure and user endpoints. Working closely with the Head of IT Infrastructure, you will translate security strategy and policies into scalable, automated technical controls that support secure‑by‑design principles and regulatory compliance.

You will be responsible for strengthening our cybersecurity posture, implementing security automation, securing identity and access management, and embedding security throughout our infrastructure and software delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain cloud security controls across our Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment, ensuring services are secure, resilient, and aligned with security best practices.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve cloud security architecture, including identity, networking, data protection, and workload security.
• Implement and manage GCP security capabilities including IAM, VPC Service Controls, Identity‑Aware Proxy (IAP), and Security Command Center.
• Implement and maintain security controls within CI/CD pipelines, including IaC validation, vulnerability scanning, secret detection, and compliance checks.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Work with engineering teams to embed security by design into application development.
• Perform security architecture reviews, threat modelling, and technical risk assessments.
• Continuously improve cloud and infrastructure security monitoring, detection, and automation.

Identity & Endpoint Security

• Secure and manage Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and Intune environments using MFA, Conditional Access, PIM, device compliance, and least‑privilege access.
• Drive the implementation of Zero Trust security principles across cloud infrastructure, corporate systems, endpoints, and identity platforms.
• Support and optimise MDR/EDR technologies.

Security Operations & Incident Response

• Support vulnerability management and remediation.
• Maintain vulnerability management processes.
• Act as a technical escalation point during security incidents.

Compliance & Governance

• Support cybersecurity certification, compliance, and audit requirements, including SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
• Support audits by providing technical evidence.
• Ensure controls align with regulatory and organisational requirements.

Skills & Experience

• 5–8+ years in cloud security engineering or infrastructure security.
• Email security, phishing protection, and user security awareness.
• Experience implementing and managing identity and access management solutions, including SSO, MFA, and privileged access controls.
• Vulnerability management across cloud infrastructure, servers, and endpoints.
• Understanding of SOC 2 and/or ISO 27001 controls, audits, and compliance processes.
• Networking, cloud, and IT infrastructure security.
• Zero Trust and cloud security architecture knowledge.
• MDR/EDR and cloud monitoring.
• FinTech or Financial Services experience.Strong hands‑on GCP security experience.
• Strong Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Intune security experience.
• Exposure Container security, GKE and Cloud Run.
• Python, PowerShell or Bash automation.

Qualifications & Certifications

• A degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline is advantageous.
• Relevant industry certifications (desirable), such as CISSP, CISM, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, or equivalent cloud security certifications.

Company Benefits

• Be part of a modern, inclusive, high‑trust engineering culture
• Take ownership and ship code that directly improves client outcomes
• Work with a smart, friendly team that values balance, growth, and support
• Pension 6% employer contribution, minimum 2% employee contribution.
• BUPA Private Health Insurance – fully paid for by the company, for you and your immediate family.
• Medicash Cashplan – fully paid for by the company, for you and your immediate family.
• Travel insurance – fully paid for by the company, for you and your immediate family.
• Life Assurance – 4 x base salary.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Paid compassionate leave – up to 5 days per year.
• Enhanced paternity/maternity/adoption leave – 16 weeks at full pay after 12 months of service.
• Jury service – 10 days at full pay.
• Hybrid working arrangements – 3 days per week in the Fitzrovia office.