Principal Cyber Security Architect & Automation Lead

Vanquis Bank; Chatham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Chatham is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Specialist to architect and maintain security-driven automation and integrations. The role involves collaborating with various engineering teams to optimize security operations across infrastructures. Ideal candidates will have expertise in cloud security, security tooling, and automation. An attractive benefits package and flexible working hours are offered.

Benefits

25 days holiday up to 30 days

Up to 10% pension contribution

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

2 paid volunteer days

LinkedIn Learning

Private Medical Insurance option

Discretionary annual bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in Security Engineering, Security Automation, or DevSecOps role.
• Strong hands-on experience with design and implementation of security tooling and controls.
• Expertise in scripting and automation.

Responsibilities

• Support and Mentor members of the security teams.
• Conduct security assessments of tools and controls.
• Engineer and maintain cloud-native security solutions.

Skills

Security Engineering

Security Automation

DevSecOps

Scripting

Cloud Security

Problem-Solving

Education

Certifications (AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, CISSP)

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

SIEMs (Rapid7 IDR, Splunk)

Job description

A leading financial institution in Chatham is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Specialist to architect and maintain security-driven automation and integrations. The role involves collaborating with various engineering teams to optimize security operations across infrastructures. Ideal candidates will have expertise in cloud security, security tooling, and automation. An attractive benefits package and flexible working hours are offered.