Jobs in Peterborough, Gran Bretaña

We’re Cryptio. We build infrastructure to bring financial integrity to the crypto economy. Our enterprise‑grade back‑office and data platform power mission‑critical accounting, reporting, and operational workflows for institutions, corporates, and crypto‑native organisations.

We’re trusted by leaders like Circle, Societe Generale, Uniswap, Gemini, and the Government of El Salvador. We’ve raised $26m from top investors including Point Nine, 1kx, Tim Draper, and Ledger Cathay.

We’re looking for a dynamic Head of Security—a pragmatic engineer ready to shape and elevate security across our product, infrastructure, and organisation. This is a hands‑on builder role: you’ll deploy cutting‑edge tools, write impactful code, design robust processes, and navigate audits—all potentially within a single quarter. Collaborating closely with engineering, product, and operations, you’ll embed security into the heart of everything we do. This is your opportunity to architect and scale our security function from the ground up, carving out a path to leadership as our company grows.

• Secure CI/CD pipelines, container workflows, infra‑as‑code, and deployment tooling
• Define and enforce access controls, auditing, and logging for internal services
• Evaluate and manage security tools (EDR, vulnerability scanners, SCA, etc.)
• Own and manage internal authentication (SSO, MFA, identity lifecycle)
• Secure endpoints, laptops, and internal systems
• Lead security awareness and employee training programs
• Drive SOC 1/2 and other compliance frameworks
• Build internal security policies, playbooks, and operational processes
• Manage relationships with vendors, auditors, and pentesters

• Has 5+ years of hands‑on experience in security engineering, ideally in SaaS
• Holds a CISSP or similar certification
• Brings strong knowledge of cloud security, secure software development, and common vulnerabilities
• Has proven experience securing production environments and CI/CD systems
• Understands and has worked with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001)
• Knows how to deploy and operationalise security tools effectively
• Communicates clearly and collaborates across teams with ease
• Takes a pragmatic, system‑oriented approach to balancing risk and speed

• Own and build the security function at a fast‑growing crypto infrastructure company
• Work directly with product and engineering to bake security into every layer
• Take on diverse responsibilities, from technical security engineering to audits and compliance
• Partner with leadership and grow into a broader security leadership role as the company scales
• Play a key part in enabling institutional adoption of crypto through trust and integrity
• Remote‑first with occasional travel to our Paris and London hubs.

• Talent Screen (30 min)
• 1st Interview (60 min) with Lucas (Senior Product Engineer)
• CTO Interview (30 min) with Lukasz (CTO)
• Final Interview (30 min) with Antoine (CEO/Co‑founder)

At Cryptio, we move fast and take ownership of outcomes. We learn from failures, celebrate wins, and let humility, curiosity, and a passion for crypto guide how we work. If you value collaboration and want to build with purpose, you’ll feel right at home here.