Security Engineering Lead - Cloud, Zero-Trust & DevSecOps

DXC Technology Company; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology seeks a Security Engineering Lead to design and enforce robust security controls across cloud and hybrid environments in the UK. You will drive secure coding practices, incident readiness, and risk governance while collaborating with accreditors and project leaders under national security standards.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, cloud security (AWS/Azure), IAM, encryption, and secure networking, with a focus on zero-trust and agile security integration in delivery

Qualifications

• Experience leading security engineering teams and engaging accreditors, with familiarity of NCSC guidelines and cryptographic risk frameworks.
• Proven ability to design secure architectures for cloud and hybrid infrastructures and oversee secure SDLC integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of security controls across cloud and hybrid infrastructures.
• Oversee embedding of automated security scanning (SAST, DAST, SCA) into delivery pipelines.
• Collaborate with accreditors, Risk Owners, and project leadership on risk management and security case approvals.
• Provide hands-on direction to engineers on vulnerability remediation and secure coding standards.
• Advise on secure networking, encryption standards, IAM, and zero-trust architectures.
• Hands-on experience with cloud security postures (AWS / Azure) and IaC security tooling.

Skills

Security leadership

Cybersecurity architecture

Cloud security (AWS/Azure)

IaC security

Risk & governance

Education

Cyber or IT NVQ Level 4 or equivalent degree in Information Security or Computer Science

CISSP or CISM; CCSP/AWS/Azure Security Specialty

Job description

DXC Technology seeks a Security Engineering Lead to design and enforce robust security controls across cloud and hybrid environments in the UK. You will drive secure coding practices, incident readiness, and risk governance while collaborating with accreditors and project leaders under national security standards.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, cloud security (AWS/Azure), IAM, encryption, and secure networking, with a focus on zero-trust and agile security integration in delivery