Senior Security Engineer

Zepz; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office in London

Job summary

Zepz is expanding its security function in London to scale incident response and vulnerability management. You will join a close-knit team focused on phishing campaigns, SIEM operations, and purple team activities with a strong automation orientation.

The role emphasizes rapid incidents handling, collaboration with engineering and business teams, and continuous improvement within a high-trust culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in incident response and vulnerability management.
• Experience with public cloud server infrastructure and containerized environments.
• Scripting and automation experience.
• Familiarity with SIEM and EDR tools.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Knowledge of cyber security frameworks such as NIST.

Responsibilities

• Respond to security incidents in a timely and effective manner.
• Investigate incidents to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.
• Communicate with stakeholders throughout incident response.
• Create run books for common scenarios and automation readiness.
• Review tooling and automate where possible leveraging SIEM integrations.
• Manage threat and vulnerability management and remediation metrics.
• Improve stakeholder collaboration and influence security outcomes.
• Partner with engineering, operations, and business teams to foster a security-first culture.
• Lead security education and awareness campaigns across disciplines.
• Stay updated with latest security operations developments.

Skills

Security fundamentals

Incident response

Scripting

SIEM

EDR

IaC tools

NIST

Container security

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

At Zepz, we're all about breaking down barriers for our customers and our teammates. Our purpose is deeply personal, we provide a lifeline and deliver opportunities to cross-border communities that need it most through cutting edge finance and tech.Zepz is the power behind WorldRemit and Sendwave, driven by the mission to celebrate the incredible impact migrants have, both at home and abroad. We're not just moving money; we're building a world that truly recognizes and supports global connections.

Who You'll Be Joining

We look for mission-driven builders who thrive in a fast-paced environment connected to a true purpose. We’re an always developing team of experts that enjoy problem solving and bring clarity to tough challenges. At Zepz, we are Relentless Learners, always seeking feedback, and Responsible Owners, treating company resources like your own. We depend on Transparent Communicators who keep the team aligned through open, honest talk.

Our Core Commitments — What We Live By

Our vibrant and truly diverse culture is built on three core commitments, that guide how we work and interact:

• Integrity: We always do the right thing. It’s simple, but it’s the foundation of everything we build for our customers and each other.
• Outcomes: We work for our customers. Their success and prosperity are the results we focus on delivering.
• Velocity: We are fast! We maintain high energy levels and make smart decisions quickly, keeping us nimble and ahead of the curve.

Perks of Joining Our Team

We believe in empowering colleagues because we genuinely trust our team. Our culture is founded on this high trust, which naturally encourages the high ownership that drives us to meet our shared high expectations and deliver high performance. While we have all the tools to work remotely, we value the purpose and benefits of in-person connections so we expect our teams to come to the office on a regular basis , and therefore be within a comfortable commutable distance from our London office. Alongside a great office environment, think unlimited annual leave , great healthcare benefits, and employee discounts. We want you to thrive and focus entirely on making your biggest impact! In turn, we expect you to bring high ownership and commitment to your work. This is a place where we value trust and high performance, and we'll provide the environment and support needed for you to excel

About the role and team

As we scale our security function to support our two payment brands and future acquisitions we need to ensure security operations are set up to scale. We are looking for a person with expertise in incident response and vulnerability management who is interested in automation to help scale security operations and take the capability to the next level. We have a close knit highly competent team who you’ll be joining, working alongside them to run phishing campaigns, manage security incidents through our SIEM and contribute to purple team exercises alongside our internal red team capability.

What you will own

• Respond to security incidents in a timely and effective manner.
• Investigate security incidents to identify root causes and prevent future incidents.
• Communicate with stakeholders throughout the incident response process.
• Create run books for common scenarios to improve consistency and prepare for automation
• Review tooling and processes and automate wherever possible leaning on the ability of the SIEM to integrate to 3rd party APIs and follow workflow to enrich data as well as automatically close some incidents.
• Manage threat and vulnerability management
• Keep abreast of emerging threats & vulnerabilities
• Own the vulnerability reporting services and manage vulnerability team remediation metrics building relationships and influencing remediation outcomes through robust processes including reporting and risk management.
• Improve stakeholder collaboration & influence
• Partner with engineering, operations, and business teams to foster a security-first culture.
• Improve security education and awareness campaigns by leading multi disciplinary and multi media messaging campaigns.
• Strive for continuous improvement
• Stay updated with the latest developments in security operations and incident response.

Technical skills:

• Good security fundamentals e.g. networking, authentication, operating systems, cloud, encryption.
• Experience responding to incidents including EuC, public cloud server infrastructure and containerised environments.
• Experience of scripting and automation.
• Experience with SIEM and EDR tools.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with cyber security frameworks e.g. NIST

Our global team of 800+ people is spread across six continents. We aspire to hire the best mix of people from former Olympians to YouTube influencers and we speak over twenty languages. This incredible diversity isn't a bonus; it's the engine that lets us serve the world.