Lead Security Engineer

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Your EDGE Assignment/You Will

• Operate as the enacted Product Owner for the global Security Framework, driving strategy, delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Lead security projects from design through deployment, delivering scalable and effective solutions across multi-vendor cloud environments.
• Develop Security Solution Patterns to ensure repeatable, consistent, and compliant deployment of cloud and infrastructure services.
• Implement, configure, and upgrade cloud compute systems, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and network infrastructure with a focus on security best practices and compliance with SOC2, ISO 27001, and other regulatory standards.
• Review existing security controls, assess effectiveness, and lead enhancements to improve resilience and protection.
• Research and assess emerging security technologies and threats, aligning technical solutions to business requirements and supporting deployment across regions.
• Develop strategies to manage increasing volumes of audits and compliance checks, especially for frameworks such as ISO 27001.
• Work directly with internal/external auditors to define audit scope, represent the company s security posture, and provide consistent, positive advocacy.
• Lead the incident response process, serving as the primary control point during security events and ensuring timely resolution and documentation.
• Contribute to the evolution of CI/CD pipelines, embedding security at every stage of the software delivery lifecycle.
• Support automation efforts to streamline code delivery with secure one-click deployments, rollbacks, and configuration management.
• Collaborate with developers to implement and maintain secure coding practices across platforms.
  
  

Are you the one?

• Proven leadership experience in cybersecurity, ideally within fintech, banking, or trading/exchange platforms.
• Deep expertise in infrastructure and cloud security, particularly in Microsoft Azure environments.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipeline security, automation tooling, and DevSecOps practices.
• Hands-on experience in vulnerability testing, remediation strategies, and secure architecture review.
• Track record of leading or contributing to successful SOC2/ISO 27001 certification programs.
• Experience working with Payments Vendors.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing or leading a security team.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and reporting skills.
• Relevant certifications preferred (e.g., CISSP, CISM, Azure Security Engineer Associate).
• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.