Senior Software Cybersecurity Engineer

Motorola Solutions; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holiday entitlement 25 days

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Employee stock plan

Flexible working

Life assurance

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Motorola Solutions UK Limited is seeking a Senior Software Cybersecurity Engineer to assess designs and implementations, identifying vulnerabilities across the SDLC and guiding remediation in cloud and container environments. The role is hybrid with two days per week in Uxbridge or Edinburgh.

You will lead threat modeling, IAM controls, and security testing (SCA/SBOM, SAST, DAST) within CI/CD pipelines, and drive remediation across the SDLC.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Security/Application Engineering.
• Strong knowledge of cloud and container security.
• Hands-on development in Go and C#.
• Threat modeling (STRIDE/PASTA) and IAM.
• Familiarity with SCA/SAST/DAST in CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Security design and implementation in cloud and container environments.
• Manage Key Management and IAM controls.
• Define security requirements to meet compliance standards.
• Perform security code reviews as SME for engineering/compliance teams.
• Deploy and manage SCA/SBOM, SAST, DAST in CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive vulnerability management for Kubernetes and container images.
• Incident response and post-incident analysis and runbooks.

Skills

Cloud security

Container security

DevSecOps

Go

C#

Threat modeling

IAM

HTTP/TLS/REST

SCA/DAST in CI/CD

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/InfoSec

Master’s degree preferred

Security certifications (CCSP, CISSP, OSCP)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Splunk

OSQuery

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

The Avigilon security team, which you will be a key member of, is responsible for maintaining and implementing security controls for all confidential and intellectual property data across our physical security and video security platform, within the Avigilon organization.

Job Description

This role is hybrid, 2 days a week in our Uxbridge or Edinburgh offices. The Senior Software Cybersecurity Engineer will analyze software designs and implementations to identify and remediate security vulnerabilities across the SDLC. Please note Visa sponsorship is not provided for this particular opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Security Design and Implementation Perform threat modeling, risk assessments, audits, and architecture reviews, focusing on Cloud and container environments.
• Manage Key Management and IAM controls.
• Support engineering teams by defining security requirements to meet compliance standards and industry best practices.
• Perform security code reviews and act as a technical SME for engineering and compliance teams.
• Security Testing & DevSecOps Deploy and manage automated security tools (SCA/SBOM, SAST, DAST, Secret Scanning) within CI/CD pipelines. Apply manual network/application testing, custom scripting, and unit test cases to validate controls. Recommend improvements to existing security tools, processes, and secure coding standards.
• Vulnerability Management Drive vulnerability management with a focus on Kubernetes (K8s) and container images. Triage, validate (including writing PoCs), and prioritize scanning tool findings. Communicate security issues to stakeholders and manage remediation throughout the SDLC.
• Incident Response and Compliance Support product security incident response, including root cause analysis, mitigation strategies, and creation of technical runbooks. Apply Detection Engineering principles, setting baseline app security parameters and maintaining IDS/IPS rules. Conduct post-incident analysis and lessons learned to refine response strategies. Monitor emerging threats to proactively integrate new protections and ensure compliance with standards (OWASP, NIST).

Basic Requirements & Qualifications

• Experience & Education: 7+ years in Security/Application Engineering; Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• Leadership: Proven track record in leading process change, mentoring on secure-by-design principles, and driving continuous improvement.
• Cloud & Container Security: Strong knowledge of orchestration (AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes) and container image vulnerability lifecycles.
• AppSec & DevSecOps: Deep understanding of threat modeling (STRIDE, PASTA), IAM, cryptography, web/network protocols (HTTP, REST, TLS, TCP/IP), and integrating security tooling (SCA, SAST, DAST) into CI/CD pipelines.
• Software Engineering: Hands‑on development experience, specifically in Go and C#.
• Standards & Frameworks: Knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, and OWASP (ASVS/Testing Guides).
• Desirable Qualifications Advanced Technical Skills: Deep vulnerability research, exploit R&D, manual pentesting (cloud/web/embedded/mobile), SIEM/logging platforms (Splunk, OSQuery), AI/ML security, and distributed systems.
• Education & Certifications: Master’s degree preferred; Cloud/Security certifications (CCSP, CCAK, AWS Security Specialty, OSCP, CISSP, SANS/GIAC).
• Soft Skills: Strong communication across technical and non‑technical groups, calm under pressure, and experience in high‑growth SaaS environments.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus schemes Two weeks additional pay per year (holiday bonus).
• 25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays.
• Attractive defined contribution pension scheme.
• Private medical insurance.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Flexible working options.
• Life assurance.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Career development support and wide ranging learning opportunities.
• Employee health and wellbeing support EAP, wellbeing guidance etc.
• Carbon neutral initiatives/goals.
• Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days.
• Well known companies discount scheme.

Travel & Relocation

• Travel Requirements Under 10%
• Relocation Provided None
• Position Type Experienced
• Referral Payment Plan Yes
• Company Motorola Solutions UK Limited

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally‑protected characteristic. We are proud of our people‑first and community‑focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world.

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close‑knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future. Learn more at www.motorolasolutions.com.