Rate - £700 - £800 Inside IR35 total to umbrella

Duration - 6 months initial with expected extensions

Location - London (Three times a week on site)

A leading global financial services organisation is looking for an experienced Security Engineer to help design, build and operate secure infrastructure and identity services across cloud and on-prem environments. This role sits within a high-performing Information Security team and plays a key part in strengthening the organisation’s security posture.

Role Overview:

You’ll lead on security engineering initiatives, own key security platforms, drive automation and support incident response and threat detection activities. You’ll also contribute to strategic security projects and ensure secure, scalable and resilient solutions across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy and manage enterprise security tools (SIEM, XDR, DLP, Email Security, Endpoint Protection).
• Build automation using Python, PowerShell, Bash.
• Implement IaC using Terraform and Ansible.
• Maintain secure baselines for Windows, Linux and Kubernetes.
• Automate IAM workflows and integrate identity governance into CI/CD.
• Support incident response, threat detection and Red/Blue team exercises.
• Maintain security documentation and participate in on-call rotations.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or similar.
• Preferred certifications: CISSP, GIAC, SC-200, AWS/Azure Security Specialty, CyberArk, SailPoint.
• 5+ years’ experience in security engineering or DevSecOps.
• Strong knowledge of IAM (SailPoint, CyberArk, OAuth, SAML), scripting, CI/CD, Microsoft Defender, Windows/Linux/Kubernetes and network security tools (zScaler, Squid).

Personal Qualities:

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Able to lead multiple projects and collaborate across teams.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Detail-driven, adaptable and committed to continuous improvement.
• Passionate about automation and securing critical systems.

Reasonable Adjustments:

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