Senior Security Engineer (Remote) - Hosting

Hamilton Barnes; Greater London; A distancia; GBP 85.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a Security Engineer in Greater London to join a fast-moving, startup-like environment. The role involves hands-on code reviews, vulnerability testing, and securing internal tools while collaborating with engineering and leadership to implement practical security measures.

The ideal candidate will own IAM, RBAC, MFA, SSO, and least-privilege policies, lead security awareness initiatives, and build secure development practices across the organization.

Formación

• Strong background in security engineering across applications, infra and operations.
• Hands-on with vulnerability management, risk assessment and remediation.
• Proficient in secure coding practices and OWASP top 10.
• Experience performing pentests and security testing tooling.
• Extensive IAM, RBAC, MFA and least-privilege access controls knowledge.
• Deep understanding of API security, OAuth, tokens and credential management.
• Solid Linux, networking, Docker and cloud security fundamentals.
• Experience securing production systems and cloud environments.

Responsabilidades

• Own and improve security across applications, infrastructure and internal systems.
• Conduct security-focused code reviews and work with engineers to fix vulnerabilities.
• Perform hands-on pentesting and vulnerability assessments across web apps, APIs, networks, and infra.
• Secure internal and external APIs with proper auth, access controls and credential mgmt.
• Own IAM including permissions, RBAC, MFA, SSO, and least-privilege policies.
• Set practical security standards for tools, cloud environments and prod infra.
• Lead employee security awareness, phishing simulations and training.
• Identify risks in workflows and implement safeguards to reduce exposure.
• Implement and maintain security monitoring, vulnerability scanning, and incident response.

Conocimientos

Security engineering

Application security

Penetration testing

Vulnerability assessments

IAM

RBAC

MFA

SSO

OAuth

OWASP

Secure coding practices

Linux

Networking

Docker

Cloud security

Herramientas

SAST

DAST

Dependency scanning

Secrets detection

Descripción del empleo

Looking for a role with plenty of growth opportunities?

Join a game server hosting company founded in 2011 by two friends with a shared passion for gaming and technology, built around customer experience and advanced product features. With 24/7/365 support from a team spread across four continents and 20 server locations worldwide, it keeps latency low and makes hosting simple for its clients.

A newly created opportunity exists for a Security Engineer to work in a fast-moving, startup-like environment with the freedom to identify risks, set priorities, and implement solutions without constant direction. The ideal candidate will take on a highly hands-on role covering code reviews for vulnerabilities, penetration testing, securing internal tools, and training employees on social engineering risks, working directly with engineering and leadership to build practical security measures.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve security across applications, infrastructure, internal systems, and business operations
• Conduct security-focused code reviews, identify vulnerabilities, and work directly with engineers to implement fixes
• Perform hands-on penetration testing and vulnerability assessments across web applications, APIs, networks, and infrastructure
• Secure internal and external APIs through proper authentication, authorization, access controls, and credential management
• Own identity and access management (IAM), including employee permissions, role-based access controls, least-privilege policies, and regular access audits
• Establish practical security standards for internal tools, third-party services, cloud environments, and production infrastructure
• Lead employee security awareness initiatives, including phishing simulations, social engineering testing, and security training
• Identify risks in everyday employee workflows and implement technical or procedural safeguards to reduce exposure
• Implement and maintain security monitoring, vulnerability scanning, threat detection, and incident response processes
• Build automated security checks into development workflows, including code scanning, dependency auditing, and CI/CD security controls

Skills/Must have

• Strong professional experience in security engineering, application security, infrastructure security, or a similar role
• A self-starter who can manage their own time, establish priorities, and drive projects from identification through implementation
• Comfortable wearing multiple hats and taking responsibility for problems outside a narrowly defined job description
• Hands-on mentality with a willingness to investigate problems, write code, configure systems, and implement fixes personally
• Strong understanding of application security, secure coding practices, and common vulnerabilities such as those outlined by OWASP
• Experience with penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and security testing tools
• Strong understanding of API security, authentication, authorization, OAuth, access tokens, and credential management
• Experience managing IAM, RBAC, MFA, SSO, and least-privilege access policies
• Strong Linux, networking, Docker, and cloud infrastructure security fundamentals
• Experience securing production applications, databases, internal tools, and cloud environments
• Familiarity with automated security tooling, including SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, and secrets detection

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance

Salary

• £85,000 - $150,000 Basic Salary Per Annum