Security Engineer

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a security engineer to collaborate with cross-functional teams and advance secure product development. You will gain exposure to AI security, application security, and modern cloud-native technologies such as Azure, .NET, Terraform and Kubernetes.

The role emphasizes delivering secure outcomes, communicating risks to stakeholders, and continuously learning new security practices in a fintech-like environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in coding and cloud-native environments (Azure/.NET/Terraform/Kubernetes) preferred.
• Strong communication skills to articulate security risks to stakeholders.
• Good security knowledge and enthusiasm for software security.
• Delivery-focused team player capable of proposing improvements.
• Nice to have fintech experience or similar upscale environments.
• Nice to have AI security/governance experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with security engineers to learn the organisation’s processes and technology.
• Build skills in AI security, application security, and modern tech trends.
• Work with software development and platform teams to secure products.
• Champion security best practices and run security consultations/trainings.
• Trial new technologies and evaluate adoption in the environment.
• Support existing security tooling and assess new tools as released.
• Perform risk-based vulnerability management and communicate risks to the business.

Skills

Cloud-native development

Azure

.NET

Terraform

Kubernetes

Security communication

Team collaboration

Continuous learning

Tools

Azure

.NET

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Responsibilities

• Working alongside other security engineers to gain familiarity with the organisation’s processes and technologies.
• The opportunity to build your skills in AI security, application security, and keep up to date with the latest technology.
• Collaborating with software development and platform teams to help them deliver and maintain secure products using modern technologies, building credibility and trust.
• Championing security best practices and running security consultations / training sessions.
• Trialling new technologies and paving the way for their adoption.
• Supporting existing security tooling and evaluating new tools as they become available.
• Risk‑based vulnerability management, taking a pragmatic approach to balancing security, customer, and business needs, and communicating these risks to the business.

Requirements

• Experience in writing code and working in a cloud‑native environment. ClearBank primarily uses Azure, .NET, Terraform, and Kubernetes, so experience with these (or equivalent technologies) is beneficial.
• Adaptability and commitment to continuous learning and self‑development.
• Great communication skills so that you can clearly articulate security risks and improvements to a variety of stakeholders around the business.
• Good security knowledge and enthusiasm for software security.
• Understanding of common software vulnerabilities and the ability to describe them to different audiences, with awareness of the wider security landscape.
• Be a motivated team player who is delivery focused and can suggest solutions to how things can be done better.
• Nice to have: Experience in a fintech environment or similar upscale organisation.
• Nice to have: Experience working with AI security and governance and leveraging the latest technology to stay ahead of the attackers.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in AI Security, Application Security, and Risk‑Based Vulnerability Management while effectively communicating security risks and best practices to diverse stakeholders. Proficient in cloud‑native environments, particularly with Azure, .NET, Terraform, and Kubernetes.

Tools & Technologies

• Security Tooling
• Modern Technologies