Principal Cyber Security Engineer - Hybrid & Risk Architect

hackajob; Camberley; Hybrid; GBP 55,350 - 67,650; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive

Job summary

A prominent tech recruitment firm in the UK is seeking a Principal Engineer – Cyber Security, responsible for defining and implementing cybersecurity requirements across various systems. The candidate should have a degree in a relevant STEM field and significant experience in risk management. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £61,500 and hybrid working arrangements. Applicants will also benefit from an extensive range of flexible health and lifestyle benefits.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant STEM subject or recognised industry security qualifications such as CCP, CISSP.
• Proven experience assessing and managing risk in line with industry good practice (NIST, ISO 27001).
• Significant experience with using security baselines, mitigations and controls.
• Considerable familiarity with a life-cycle phased approach.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement risk‑based cybersecurity requirements for systems.
• Conduct in‑depth cybersecurity analysis, including development of threat taxonomies.
• Develop and execute cybersecurity test plans.
• Support engineering lifecycle reviews and design assurance processes.
• Produce and maintain key security artefacts, including risk registers.

Job description

A prominent tech recruitment firm in the UK is seeking a Principal Engineer – Cyber Security, responsible for defining and implementing cybersecurity requirements across various systems. The candidate should have a degree in a relevant STEM field and significant experience in risk management. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £61,500 and hybrid working arrangements. Applicants will also benefit from an extensive range of flexible health and lifestyle benefits.