Lead Cyber Security Engineer

FNZ (UK) Ltd; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

FNZ (UK) Ltd is seeking a Cyber Security Engineering Lead to establish and scale a security engineering team in India. You will own the day-to-day health of key platforms (EDR, WAF, SIEM, email security), lead incident-related engineering, and drive automation and improvements across a global tech estate.

The role combines hands-on engineering with leadership across two shifts, and reports to the Head of Cyber Platform Engineering with day-to-day support from an India-based manager.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cyber security or security engineering roles.
• Demonstrated experience in a technical lead or senior engineering role, including mentoring engineers.
• Hands-on across multiple security domains (EDR, WAF, SIEM, email security, vulnerability mgmt).
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience working in global, distributed teams and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day operation and health of security platforms (EDR, WAF, SIEM, email security).
• Lead incident-related engineering support with incident response and SOC teams.
• Oversee patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management of platforms.
• Ensure platforms align with global standards and security strategy.
• Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing security engineering team in India.
• Drive automation and engineering-driven improvements for resilience and efficiency.

Skills

EDR

WAF

SIEM

Email security

Vulnerability management

Team leadership

Incident response

Cloud infrastructure

Automation

Communication

Tools

EDR tools

SIEM platforms

WAF platforms

Vulnerability scanners

Job description

**Job Title**Cyber Security Engineering Lead**Location**India (Pune)**Reports to**Head of Cyber Platform Engineering**Role Description**We are looking for a **Cyber Security Lead Engineer** to help establish and scale a new Security Engineering team based in India, providing operational ownership and continuous improvement of FNZ’s core cyber security platforms.This role is hands-on and leadership-oriented, combining **deep technical expertise****,** **team leadership****,** and **operational accountability** across multiple security engineering domains. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring security platforms are reliable, well-tuned, and able to support FNZ’s global technology estate.The role reports **functionally to the Head of Cyber Platform Engineering** and **locally to an India-based manager** for day-to-day people and operational support. You will work closely with security engineering and operations teams across the UK, US, and APAC.**Specific responsibilities****Technical & Operational Leadership*** Own the **day-to-day operation and health** of multiple cyber security platforms, including: + Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) + Web Application Firewall (WAF) + Security logging and monitoring (SIEM) + Email security + Vulnerability management* Provide **early problem management****,** technical troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis across security controls.* Lead **incident-related engineering support**, working closely with incident response and SOC teams.* Oversee **patching, upgrades, configuration changes, and lifecycle management** of security platforms.* Ensure platforms are operated in line with **global standards, architecture, and security strategy****.****Team Leadership & Growth*** Build, lead, and mentor a **high-performing team of cyber security engineers** in India.* Act as a **technical escalation point** for engineers across supported domains.* Support recruitment and onboarding of additional engineers as the team scales.* Foster a culture of **engineering discipline, collaboration, automation, and continuous improvement****.****Continuous Improvement & Engineering Maturity*** Identify recurring operational issues and drive **engineering-led improvements** to increase platform resilience and efficiency.* Promote and implement **automation** to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.* Contribute to **global security engineering initiatives and projects****,** including onboarding new tools or improving existing frameworks.* Provide input into **roadmaps, tooling decisions, and operational metrics****.****Working Pattern*** The team provides global coverage across **two shifts between 08:00–11:00 (local time), Monday to Friday****.*** Occasional out-of-hours support may be required for major incidents or platform changes.**Experience required*** **5+ years of experience** in cyber security or security engineering roles.* **Demonstrated experience in a technical lead or senior engineering role**, including mentoring or guiding other engineers.* Strong hands-on experience across **multiple security engineering domains** (e.g. EDR, WAF, SIEM, email security, vulnerability management).* Solid understanding of **enterprise IT and cloud infrastructure**.* Proven ability to **operate, improve, and troubleshoot security platforms at scale****.*** Experience working in **global, distributed teams****.*** Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues to both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.### **Nice to Have*** Experience building or scaling a security engineering team.* Exposure to automation, scripting, or infrastructure-as-code in a security context.* Experience aligning operational security engineering with **security architecture and control design****.***About FNZ**FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.**We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.**We partner with the world’s leading financial institutions, with over US$2.2 trillion in assets on platform (AoP). Together with our clients, we empower nearly 30 million people across all wealth segments to invest in their future.*