Cyber Security Engineering Lead

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About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cyber Security Engineering Lead to join our Cyber Defence team at Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), a leading financial services company. As the Cyber Security Engineering Lead, you will play a critical role in driving the security and integrity of our systems and data. This role will have a strong focus on leading technical project workstreams and a team of high-performing cyber security and cloud security engineers.

You will be responsible for leading a team, designing, implementing, and enhancing security systems and processes to detect and respond to potential threats in a hybrid cloud environment. You will act as a cyber security technical subject matter expert with input into wider digital projects to ensure the highest level of security standards and appropriate security coverage. This role requires leadership experience, cyber technical expertise, and a proven track recording of building and running technical cyber security teams.

What you'll be doing

• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team of cyber security experts across, security operations, vulnerability management, offensive security and cyber threat intelligence
• Leading the design and implementation of new cyber security capabilities across data security, application security, cloud security, endpoint security and infrastructure security
• Providing technical leadership and subject matter expertise in cyber security.
• Leading and managing a high-performing team of cyber security engineers across project and business as usual activities
• Responsible for the implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of cyber security capabilities and technologies
• Engaging regularly with stakeholders across the business to drive project delivery for cyber security solutions
• Ownership of technical delivery of multiple workstreams for cyber security capabilities

About you

• Proven experience in a technical cyber security leadership within a hybrid cloud and regulated environment
• Strong knowledge of security best practices, standards, compliance and frameworks.
• Technical knowledge of leading cloud platforms and services and their associated security capabilities
• Strong experience in managing multiple projects and workstreams whilst leading a team of high-performing security engineers
• Proven experience in delivering complex security solutions from inception to operationalisation
• In-depth knowledge of security engineering principles, practices, and technologies
• Excellent technical knowledge with security tooling, such as Firewalls and IDS/IPS, EDR, DLP as well as log ingestion formats from these tools
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex security issues
• Strong communication, collaboration skills and leadership capabilities

Interview process

The interview process for this role is two stages including an assessment task.

Working Schedule

This role is based in our Bristol head office, BS1 5HL. This is a permanent full-time role, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We have returned to the office, however for this role we offer a hybrid flexible working pattern of working in the office and at home or remote working depending on your location.

Why us?

Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* and annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday**
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and outpatient care
• Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness providers and wellness coach sessions
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
• Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
• Two paid volunteering days per year

*dependant on role level

** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.