Data Idols

Data Idols

Farringdon, South East

Staff Software Security Engineer

Full-Time£100,000 - 135,000 per year5 days agoUnited Kingdom
IT

Job Description

Salary: £100,000 - 135,000 per year

Requirements:
  • Commercial experience as a Security Engineer, Application Security Engineer, Product Security Engineer, or DevSecOps Engineer
  • Strong understanding of application security principles and secure software development practices
  • Experience working closely with software engineering teams
  • Hands-on experience securing cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Experience with vulnerability management, threat modelling, and security reviews
  • Knowledge of CI/CD security and modern development practices
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Full, unrestricted right to work in the UK
Responsibilities:
  • Drive application and product security initiatives across multiple engineering teams
  • Conduct security reviews, threat modelling, and risk assessments
  • Implement and improve vulnerability management processes
  • Embed security tooling into CI/CD pipelines and development workflows
  • Partner with developers to promote secure coding practices
  • Review cloud infrastructure and architecture from a security perspective
  • Support incident response and remediation activities when required
  • Define and promote security standards, policies, and best practices
  • Influence technical decision-making across engineering and leadership teams
Technologies:
  • AI
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud
  • DevSecOps
  • GCP
  • Support
  • Security

More:

We are a fast-growing, innovative technology business operating at the forefront of AI and data-driven products. We offer a hybrid working model with three days per week in our London office, a salary of up to £135,000 plus benefits, and the opportunity to work in a highly collaborative, engineering-led environment where security is a strategic priority. You will have a high level of autonomy and influence, ongoing learning and professional development, career progression as we continue to scale, a pension scheme, and a generous holiday allowance. We are building a secure-by-design culture and are looking for someone who can make a genuine impact across our engineering and leadership teams.

last updated 30 week of 2026

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About Data Idols

Data Idols

Data Idols

Farringdon

IT

Skills & Technologies

GoAWSAzureGCPCI/CDRESTAIUI

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£117,500

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£60,000

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