Cyber Engineering Lead - Remote

Engineering Lead (Cyber) | High-Growth Cybersecurity Scale-Up | Fully Remote (UK)

  • Remote – UK Based
  • Up to £100,000 + benefits
  • Permanent – Full time

Are you a player-coach who loves diving into hard offensive security problems and equally loves building great teams around you?

Lead the Cyber Engineering squad of a research-driven, venture-backed cybersecurity scale-up trusted by Fortune 500 enterprises and critical infrastructure providers. Recognised by Gartner, $29M funded, and scaling fast worldwide.

As Engineering Lead (Cyber) you’ll architect and scale the offensive security infrastructure behind the platform while leading and growing engineers across the world

What you’ll be doing:

  • Leading and mentoring the Cyber Engineering team
  • Defining the future direction of the cyber engineering function
  • Architecting the offensive security infrastructure that processes huge volumes of data and identifies enterprise-scale vulnerabilities in real time
  • Driving R&D that pushes offensive security forward, replicating adversary tactics at scale

What they’re looking for:

  • 5+ years as a hands-on engineering leader – player-coach mindset
  • Track record managing engineers and scaling teams globally
  • Background in an early-stage B2B startup focused on enterprise clients
  • Experience building and deploying offensive security solutions with deep understanding of adversary TTPs
  • Architecting and scaling cloud-based systems for intensive data processing
  • Strong code in Python and Go, at internet-wide scale

Job Details

Company
Xact Placements Limited
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / Remote Options
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£90,000 - £100,000 per annum
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