Barclay Simpson Corporate Governance Recruitment
Lead Security Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £70,000 - 110,000 per year
Requirements:- Experience across security engineering areas such as Entra ID, AWS or GCP, SIEM, vulnerability management, Zero Trust, or security automation would be particularly relevant.
- Suitable for a strong Security Engineer ready to take broader technical ownership or an existing Lead who wants to remain hands-on.
- No visa sponsorship is available.
- Take ownership of meaningful security engineering projects from end to end.
- Work across identity and access, Zero Trust, cloud security, vulnerability management, SIEM and detection, and application security.
- Improve SSO and access management, strengthen joiner/mover/leaver processes, reduce reliance on traditional VPN access, and improve visibility across the application estate.
- Build and improve security controls, automate manual processes, and work closely with IT, Engineering, and senior stakeholders.
- AWS
- Cloud
- GCP
- Security
- VPN
More:
We are a growing commerce company with a small, high-trust security function. This broad, hands-on generalist role is based in a Microsoft environment and offers the opportunity to take broader technical ownership. The position is hybrid, with 2–3 days in central London. Compensation is up to £80,000 base salary, plus bonus and benefits.
last updated 40 week of 2026
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£90,000
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£85,000
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This salary is 6% above the UK median for Lead roles (£85,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks