Senior Security Engineer (Data Specialist)

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Role details

Salary banding: £53,000 - £70,000
Experience: Senior
Working pattern: Full-Time
Reporting to: Principal Security Engineer, Security Controls Assurance
Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Location: Hubs in Bristol, Glasgow or London (office when needed); field-based work possible depending on role requirements.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and deploy features in a unified OVO security data platform to enable security engineers to optimise cyber defence, attack surface and security controls assurance processes.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest security data and AI trends, tools, and technologies to ensure an innovative technical approach.
• Foster an inclusive team environment where everyone feels valued and can contribute.
• Communicate effectively with collaborators to explain concepts and drive informed decisions.
• Build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines and data models within data warehouses; ingest data from multiple security and technology observability tools to support reporting and continuous improvement of security controls.

First 3 months

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of existing security data sources, data pipelines, data warehouse, and security operations principles.
• Contribute to development and enhancement of security data and AI model architectures.
• Educate other teams about effective security data and AI practices and opportunities.

Systems

Google Cloud Platform services, GitHub, Looker, Wiz, Google SecOps, Crowdstrike.

What makes you successful

• Data automation and AI-enablement: Develop tooling to automate security tasks; build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines and data models; contribute to security-focused codebases; publish automation processes or AI tooling.
• Secure development: Build, test, and deploy components within a secure cloud environment (GCP); understand CI/CD and CSPM tooling.
• Decision support and behaviour change: Design intuitive dashboards and reports; analyse user interaction data to improve design and mitigate biases.
• Mentor Junior Engineers: Provide technical guidance and review work; support professional development.
• Community of Practice: Lead discussions and share practices within the security engineering CoP.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: £53,000 – £70,000, depending on skills and experience.
• On-target bonus: 15%.
• Flex Pay: 9% on top of salary; 4% auto-enrolled into pension and 5% flexible for benefits or cash.
• Holidays: 34 days (including bank holidays).
• Health & wellbeing: Healthcare options, dental and life insurance, health assessments, etc.
• Lifestyle & home: Benefits including loan options, discounts, and charity giving.
• Home equipment and commute: Discounts on energy plans, EV chargers, cycle to work, etc.
• Belonging: 8 Belonging Networks to support an inclusive workplace.

Additional notes

If you have any additional requirements, there is space on the application form to note them. We welcome applicants who can contribute to our zero-carbon mission and Plan Zero goals.

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Location notes: United Kingdom-based with multiple hub options; travel as needed.