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VP – Security Engineer

Barclay Simpson
London
2 weeks ago
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Senior Cyber Security Analyst Location: London
Job type: Permanent
Financial Service firm seeks a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to join its Security team. This indi...
Global financial services firm seeks a Senior Security Engineer (VP grade) to be part of their ‘secure by design’ transformation programme.
This is a rare opportunity to work on a highly visible project to define and set up the baseline standards for security-by-design, and to leverage these to deliver the goal of hardening devices across both on-premise and cloud environments. You will collaborate with IT Security teams, global IT departments, and external partners to strengthen the firm’s security posture, ensure compliance, and mitigate cyber risks.
The successful candidate will have a security engineering background with a strong understanding of security controls and hardening standards such as CIS benchmarks and NSA/CISA config baselines. You will need a deep technical understanding of the underlying technologies in order to be able to challenge senior IT stakeholders effectively. The successful candidate will bring knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems, AWS, Cisco networking tools and enterprise security frameworks.
The role would suit a VP-level candidate from an end user (any sector) or a consultancy firm.
This opportunity is offered as hybrid (2 days a week) in central London with a base salary of up to £110-115,000 plus good bonus potential and benefits.
This is an excellent opportunity to work with cutting-edge security technologies in a global organization with strong career growth opportunities.
We seek individuals from a diverse talent pool and encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply to our vacancies. Our commitment to fair recruitment processes means that we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, regardless of their lived experience or personal characteristics. We also invite applicants who meet most of the listed requirements, even if not all, to apply. If you require any adjustments to the application process, please let us know.
Barclay Simpson acts as an Employment Agency for permanent positions and an Employment Business for temporary/contract engagements.
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