Staff Security Engineer: Cloud & App Security Lead

Codat Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology company is seeking a Staff Security Engineer to lead security initiatives across their product and infrastructure. Key responsibilities include managing vulnerability assessments, ensuring secure development practices, and overseeing third-party compliance with security standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in application, cloud, and infrastructure security, and strong knowledge of CI/CD processes. Exceptional communication skills are essential for collaborating with both technical teams and clients.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in application, cloud, and infrastructure security.
• Familiar with SOC2/ISO27001 or similar compliance frameworks.
• Exceptional communication skills needed for client engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead vulnerability management and oversee penetration tests.
• Drive security into the development lifecycle, including threat modeling.
• Manage DNS, SSL, and Cloudflare configurations.

Skills

Application security

Cloud security

Infrastructure security

CI/CD knowledge

SecureSDLC

Identity and access management

Network security

Communication skills

Tools

.net ecosystem (C#)

Terraform

Azure/AWS

SIEM tools

DLP tools

Job description

A financial technology company is seeking a Staff Security Engineer to lead security initiatives across their product and infrastructure. Key responsibilities include managing vulnerability assessments, ensuring secure development practices, and overseeing third-party compliance with security standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in application, cloud, and infrastructure security, and strong knowledge of CI/CD processes. Exceptional communication skills are essential for collaborating with both technical teams and clients.