Senior Security Automation Engineer

A leading global financial services organisation is looking for a Senior Security Automation Engineer to join its technology security function.

This is a senior, hands-on role focused on security engineering, automation and emerging technology. The role is suited to a senior security professional who enjoys building solutions, solving complex problems and turning emerging technologies into practical security capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of security automation and orchestration solutions across the enterprise security environment.
• Build and integrate security tooling using Python, APIs and automation frameworks.
• Develop automated workflows across security assessment, control validation, evidence collection, monitoring and reporting.
• Drive the integration of security controls into DevSecOps, CI/CD and cloud environments.
• Evaluate and apply AI, LLMs and emerging technologies to improve security processes and capabilities.
• Lead technical proofs-of-concept, experiments and technology evaluations.
• Translate research and experimentation into practical security solutions, prototypes, standards and recommendations.
• Provide technical leadership across areas including cloud, infrastructure, application security, IAM and data security.
• Partner with architecture, engineering, risk and technology stakeholders across multiple markets.
• Identify emerging threats, technology trends and security gaps, and recommend appropriate security approaches.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other members of the security team.

Requirements

• 9+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security engineering or a related technology discipline.
• Strong hands-on background in security engineering, automation, security architecture or DevSecOps.
• Strong programming and scripting capabilities, particularly Python.
• Proven experience with API integrations, security tooling and automated workflows.
• Experience with SOAR, SIEM, security orchestration or security automation platforms.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps and cloud security.
• Broad cybersecurity knowledge across cloud, infrastructure, application, identity and data security.
• Proven ability to research emerging technologies and translate them into working POCs or practical security solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and business teams.
• Comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy in a fast-moving and ambiguous environment.

Desirable

• AI/LLM security or AI-enabled security automation
• Agentic AI and emerging AI frameworks
• AWS, Azure or GCP security
• Infrastructure-as-Code / Terraform
• Security architecture
• SIEM / SOAR / EDR platforms
• CISSP, CISM, CCSP or GIAC certifications
• Financial services or other highly regulated environments

Why This Role

A unique opportunity for a senior cybersecurity professional to combine technical hands-on engineering and innovation, with the opportunity to shape how emerging technologies and automation are applied to enterprise security.