×
Register Here to Apply for Jobs or Post Jobs. X

Cyber Security Engineer

Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1, England, UK
Listing for: PeopleGenius
Full Time, Remote/Work from Home position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below

this is a full time permanent role, remote though team meetings once or twice a month in either west yorkshire or oxford - we'll need candidates to be uk-based and you'll have to pass vetting - dbs and credit due to this being a regulated business.

the client:

fintech, global market-changing, proven quantity expanding globally. You won't have heard of them yet, though they'll be a household name in a few years. Benefits, bonsuses, work / life balance are unrivalled - though this isn't for the feint of heart, an established business in growth phase and a true unicorn.

the role:

the security engineer will provide hands-on technical expertise within the uk, ensuring that cyber security strategy and architecture defined by group are implemented effectively across uk subsidiaries, aligned with local jurisdictional compliance requirements. This role bridges between group security, outsourced partners, and uk subsidiaries (~5 entities in total), ensuring successful delivery of projects, uplift initiatives, and bau operational excellence. This position will own uk technical approvals, impact assessments, and project-specific security delivery, acting as the local escalation point for incidents and implementations.

snippet

of your day to day (not exhaustive nor are any two the same!)
  • maintenance and operational security
  • patch & vulnerability management
  • configuration management
  • tool, infrastructure, and encryption management - maintenance and optimisation of
  • vpn, network & firewall security
  • devsecops & application security
  • governance, compliance & continuous improvement
you:

we don't have room for shrinking violets - you'll be smart, outgoing, bright - on an upwards trajectory career wise and hungry to make a name for yourself. This name will look fantastic on your cv. You'll be surrounded by some highly cerebral and motivated colleagues.

  • you’ll be an accomplished security engineer with experience from the uk
  • industry agnostic though preference would be financial services, legal, consulting or similar
  • experience in the practical protection of a remote working laptop estate and saas cloud solutions.
  • experience in identity and access management solutions.
  • experience in device business automation and updates.
  • experience in the security aspects of cloud web application hosting and defence measures like waf
  • you'll also be flexible in terms of working hours - sometimes there'll be early starts and sometimes later finishes due to the parent company being abroad
stack – you don’t need them all:
  • nucleus vulnerability management
  • airlocker application whitelisting
  • trend micro and abnormal email security

call any of the team at peoplegenius for more information - a full role profile is always available for relevant candidates. For this role you'll be credit and dbs checked, therefore you'll need to be a uk resident with a relevant skills set and be willing to work from west yorkshire or london / oxfordshire, be happy to attend the office a few times a month and be willing to work the odd early morning / late night.

as aforementioned, this client is a career maker. We love working with them and have done since day dot. The interview process will be 3 x fold and we can expedite for the right people.

we'd like to have an initial teams/zoom with those selected.

keywords:

security engineer, cyber security engineer, information security engineer, palo alto, soc, soc 2, iso
27001, cis, sast, dast, vpn, vulnerability, pen testing, infosec, cybersec,

#j-18808-ljbffr
Note that applications are not being accepted from your jurisdiction for this job currently via this jobsite. Candidate preferences are the decision of the Employer or Recruiting Agent, and are controlled by them alone.
To Search, View & Apply for jobs on this site that accept applications from your location or country, tap here to make a Search:
 
 
 
Search for further Jobs Here:
(Try combinations for better Results! Or enter less keywords for broader Results)
Location
Increase/decrease your Search Radius (miles)

Job Posting Language
Employment Category
Education (minimum level)
Filters
Education Level
Experience Level (years)
Posted in last:
Salary