Senior Information Security Engineer - £75,000 per annum - Fully Remote - FinTech

JR United Kingdom; Warrington; Remote; GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FinTech is seeking a Senior Information Security Engineer to manage compliance and cybersecurity. This fully remote role requires expertise in UK GDPR, ISO27001, and the ability to embed efficient controls across the business. Ideal candidates will be strong communicators with significant experience in data protection and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in compliance and information security.
• Strong regulatory knowledge in UK GDPR and ISO27001.
• Excellent communication skills for effective risk communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain compliance frameworks ensuring regulations are met.
• Design and implement secure controls overseeing incident response.
• Drive compliance automation initiatives to enhance efficiency.

Skills

Compliance frameworks

Information security

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Education

CIPP/E certification

CISSP certification

Job description

Senior Information Security Engineer - £75,000 per annum - Fully Remote - FinTech

My client is building a lean, automation-focused team and is looking for a Compliance and Information Security Engineer to lead data protection, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity. This strategic, hands-on role involves acting as Data Protection Officer (DPO) and embedding scalable, efficient controls across the business. The ideal candidate is collaborative and pragmatic, capable of balancing risk and agility in a fast-paced startup environment.

The role is available immediately and offers a fully remote working arrangement with occasional team meet-ups in London.

Key Skills:

1. Lead and maintain compliance frameworks (UK GDPR, DPA 2018, ISO27001, FCA AISP), ensuring policies, procedures, and controls are current across data protection, information security, and regulatory risk.
2. Act as Data Protection Officer (DPO), managing SARs, breaches, ROPAs, and DPIAs, and delivering scalable training and awareness programs.
3. Design and implement secure, low-overhead technical and organizational controls, overseeing incident response, vendor security, and external certifications.
4. Drive compliance automation initiatives to reduce manual processes and support scalable growth, including internal audits and monitoring.
5. Collaborate across teams to embed proportionate, automation-friendly compliance and security practices, and communicate risks effectively to leadership.
6. Proven experience in compliance and information security, with strong regulatory knowledge (UK GDPR, ISO27001), excellent communication skills, and relevant certifications (e.g., CIPP/E, CISSP).

If you are interested in this role, please respond with an updated CV as soon as possible.