Senior Security Engineer

The role

You will be an individual contributor embedded within the Platform team in a DevSecOps capacity. You will design and implement cloud security architecture across AWS and GCP and build internal SOC capabilities.

What you will do

• Contribute infrastructure-as-Code for security risks prior to deployment
• Implement best practice network security across AWS and GCP
• Embed zero-trust policies across the estate
• Challenge the security standards of production applications and infrastructure
• Embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines
• Partner with engineering teams on secure architecture and deployment patterns
• Support secure SDLC practices and pre-deployment security reviews
• Design and implement next-generation cloud security architecture across AWS and GCP
• Build and mature internal SOC capabilities including detection and response
• Take ownership of Microsoft Sentinel to enhance SIEM/SOAR capabilities

Required qualifications

• Security professional with a strong track record in DevSecOps and cloud security engineering
• Strong Python developer capable of scripting automation, interacting with APIs, and building security tooling
• Rock-solid understanding of network security fundamentals applied to modern, distributed cloud architectures
• Comfortable owning both the build and run aspects of security

Benefits

• Equity
• 25 days holiday a year, plus 8 bank holidays
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• One month paid sabbatical after 4 years
• Employee loan
• Free gym membership
• Team wellness budget

About the company

Abound is redefining consumer lending in the UK and beyond using advanced AI and Open Banking data. The company is a high-growth fintech backed by funding from investors including Citi, GSR Ventures, and Deutsche Bank.