Principal Security Engineer

Virgin Media Ltd
London
1 week ago
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We are seeking aPrincipal Security Engineerto lead and drive security engineering efforts across our cloud and application environments. This strategic, hands-on role requires expertise in cloud security, secure development practices, and the implementation of advanced security controls. You will serve as a leader within the Consumer Security Engineering team, driving security initiatives across cloud platforms, microservice architectures, digital products, application security, and enterprise security.

You will define and build comprehensive security strategies in collaboration with developers, DevSecOps engineers, ensuring that security is seamlessly integrated into our CI/CD pipelines and all layers of infrastructure. Additionally, you will supervise security tool management and ensure cyber resiliency for consumer applications. A deep understanding of Google Cloud Security, Application Security, API security, and customer security systems is crucial.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. Design and Implement Security Strategy: Develop and implement the security strategy for cloud platforms, microservice-based applications, and CI/CD environments, with a focus on both application and enterprise security.
  2. Ownership of Consumer Security Capabilities: Own the consumer security capabilities and tools (WAFs, GCP Security Controls, Customer Identity Protection, IAM, Encryption etc.) by establishing a clear operating model that ensures all teams are engaged and actively adopting industry-standard security designs.
  3. Enforce Security Best Practices: Build and enforce security best practices across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments, ensuring robust identity and access management (IAM), network security, and encryption, in compliance with industry standards.
  4. Integrate Application Security: Drive the integration of application security practices, including secure coding and vulnerability management, throughout the software development lifecycle for all the projects.
  5. Drive Security Tool Implementation: Lead the evaluation, selection, and implementation of enterprise security tools and technologies that align with organizational business and security requirements, while owning and operating these tools effectively.
  6. Maintain Cyber Resiliency and Recovery: Develop and implement strategies to maintain cyber resiliency and recovery for consumer organisation, ensuring the organisation can withstand and recover from security incidents.
  7. Build Reusable Security Controls: Create and promote reusable security controls that can be applied across multiple projects and platforms to enhance security efficiency.
  8. Security Metrics Delivery and Improvements: Develop, deliver, and continuously enhance security metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of security initiatives, drive accountability, and inform data-driven decision-making across the organization.
The must haves

In order to be considered, you must have the following experience;

  • Proven experience as a Principal Security Engineer or similar role, with hands-on experience in security architecture, engineering, and operations.
  • Expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security, with knowledge of AWS and/or Azure security practices as a plus.
  • Strong background in DevSecOps, with experience in integrating security into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab, or similar.
  • Experience implementing and managing SAST/DAST tools and processes to secure application development.
  • Deep understanding of application security, including secure coding practices, OWASP Top 10, and API security standards.
  • Knowledge of Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) solutions and API security frameworks.
  • Knowledge of one or more programming languages with the ability to review and implement secure code.
  • Strong understanding of security automation, orchestration, and continuous monitoring tools (e.g., SIEM, SOAR).
Next steps

If we feel like a place where you can belong, wed love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date. Once youve submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include an initial introductory call followed by two technical rounds.

When you apply, youll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and well be sure to discuss it with you.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, therefore we may bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you’re offered a job with us, it will be conditional, based on the passing of background checks. All roles require a criminal record check and some roles need a financial probity check. Your recruiter can provide you with more information if needed.

Thanks for your patience and for showing an interest in joining the Virgin Media O2 family.

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