Security Operations Engineer

• Location: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
• Salary: Competitive Salary and Benefits

An opportunity to join AFH Wealth Management,oneof the UK’s leading independent financial advisory and wealth management firms.

We are looking for those of you who wish to grow with us as a business and support our strong growth plans. This is afull-time, permanent opportunity and in return, you will receive a competitive salary andrange of benefits.

The purpose of this role is tooperate, optimise, and continuously improve core security tools within a financial services environment, ensuring the protection of sensitive client data, transactions, and digital assets whilemaintainingcompliance with regulatory standards.

• Operate and optimise core financial security tools (SIEM, DLP, IAM, endpoint protection) to safeguard systems
• Develop, implement, and monitor KPIs and dashboards to measure detection rates, system resilience, and compliance
• Support andmaintaingovernance frameworks for AI in cybersecurity, ensuring compliance with FCA, PRA, GDPR, and emerging AI regulations
• Conduct regular risk assessments and vulnerability management to identify, track, and remediate threats acrossourplatforms and AI modelsidentifyingvulnerabilities such as adversarial attacks, data poisoning, and model drift
• Collaborate with
  
  Risk, and IT teams tomaintainrobust controls, support audit readiness, and strengthen operational resilience
• Monitor and manage AI models and platforms to ensure they are deployed securely, monitored for bias, and aligned with financial regulatory requirements
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by analysing performance metrics and implementing enhancements aligned with financial industry standards.

• Experience in financial services security operations, ideally within banking, insurance, or asset management is desirable
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks (FCA, PRA, GDPR, PCI DSS, SOX)
• Demonstrable knowledge of AI risk management frameworks
• Hands-on experience with security tools and platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Purview, AWS/Azure AI security services
• AI Implementation & Governance: deploying, monitoring, and securing AI models in cybersecurity
• Cyber Risk Management for AI: adversarial threat modelling, bias detection, model drift monitoring
• Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) implementation to protect financial systems and remote work forces
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret complex data and translate into actionable insights

• Flexible working & holidays - Enjoy flexible working and competitive holiday allowance, with annual buy & sell scheme options and your birthday off. Plus, additional holiday days for long service.
• Social perks - To recognise and celebrate employees' great work we are all invited to our annual Christmas and Summer parties.
• Pension - We offer a contributory pension scheme with Royal London as well as death-in-service benefit.
• Bonus scheme - All AFH employees are offered a competitive salary and a discretionary annual bonus, following completion of a year’s service.
• Health and wellbeing - The Medi Cash app puts your health in the palm of your hands. Claim cashback on a wide selection of health and wellbeing initiatives, including discounted health club memberships and free healthcare benefits.
• Professional development - We are committed to helping you reach your potential by offering tailored learning and development programmes to pursue your career goals.
• Shopping discounts - Our employees can choose from many retailers to get discounts or cashback on everyday purchases from our favourite high street clothing stores to our go-to supermarkets, as well as access to free online training courses.

To learn more about this opportunity and the culture of AFH Wealth Management, please visit our Careers website  or email the People Resourcing team via  We look forward to hearing from you!