abound - Senior Security Engineer

London, United Kingdom, Hybrid+ Equity3mo ago

In Office Senior EMEA Cloud Computing Security Engineer Python AWS Terraform CDK GCP

Requirements

• You are a security professional by trade, but a hacker by design. You have a strong track record in DevSecOps and cloud security engineering, with hands-on experience elevating the security posture of other organisations. • You are a strong Python developer. You know how to script automation, interact with APIs, and build security tooling from scratch. • You possess a rock-solid understanding of network security fundamentals and how they apply to modern, distributed cloud architectures. • You are comfortable owning both the build and run aspects of security—designing systems and responding to incidents. • You thrive in the dynamic, ambiguous, and fast-paced environment of a high-growth startup. You know how to balance rigorous security with engineering velocity.

Responsibilities

• Actively contribute infrastructure-as-Code (AWS CDK, Terraform) for security risks prior to deployment • Implement best practice network security across AWS and GCP (IAM, VPCs, encryption, logging, monitoring) • Embed zero-trust policies across the estate • Actively challenge the security standards of production applications and infrastructure • Embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, dependency scanning, container security) • Partner with engineering teams on secure architecture and deployment patterns • Support secure SDLC practices and pre-deployment security reviews

Benefits

• Everyone owns a piece of the company - equity • Hybrid with 3 days a week in the office • 25 days’ holiday a year, plus 8 bank holidays • 2 paid volunteering days per year • One month paid sabbatical after 4 years • Employee loan • Free gym membership • Team wellness budget to be active together - set up a yoga class, a tennis lesson or go bouldering