Senior AI-Driven Security Engineer

Tesco UK; Digswell; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco UK Innovation Engineering is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to pioneer AI-driven security capabilities for a large retail ecosystem. You will design, build, test, and operationalise production-grade security solutions, leading engineering direction and setting standards with a customer-first focus.

You will collaborate with Cyber Defence teams to build scalable, secure systems that leverage automation, AI, and robust testing practices while maintaining explainability and safety in

Qualifications

• Demonstrable expertise in applying AI for cyber defence with measurable outcomes.
• Ability to design, review, and refine AI-enabled security systems.
• Understanding of secure engineering and SDLC with security considerations.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver innovative security capabilities from concept to production.
• Embed AI augmented security engineering with safety and explainability.
• Lead modern engineering practices for cyber defence with automation and scale.
• Champion secure, test-driven engineering with automated testing and version control.
• Share knowledge and inspire adoption across teams to scale innovations.
• Validate effectiveness and resilience with evaluation strategies and testing.

Skills

Applied AI

AI architecture

Security architecture

Production-grade tooling

Secure engineering

Test-driven development

Solution evaluation

Data analytics

Strategic thinking

Communication

Leadership

Change management

Curiosity

Inclusion

Job description

Tesco UK Innovation Engineering is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to pioneer AI-driven security capabilities for a large retail ecosystem. You will design, build, test, and operationalise production-grade security solutions, leading engineering direction and setting standards with a customer-first focus.

You will collaborate with Cyber Defence teams to build scalable, secure systems that leverage automation, AI, and robust testing practices while maintaining explainability and safety in