Senior Security Engineer

Job in City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH1, Scotland, UK

Listing for: Copello Global

Part Time position
Listed on 2026-07-23

Job specializations:

IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Security Management & Operations, Systems Engineer

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 75000 - 115000 GBP Yearly GBP 75000.00 115000.00 YEAR

Location: City of Edinburgh

Senior Software Cyber Security Engineer - Edinburgh (1–2 days per week)

Excellent Salary + Bonus + Outstanding Benefits

We're partnering with an innovative technology organisation developing mission‑critical software used to protect people, organisations and critical infrastructure. Due to continued growth, they're looking for an experienced Senior Software Cyber Security Engineer to help embed security throughout the software development lifecycle.

The Role

You'll act as the security lead across software engineering teams, ensuring applications and cloud platforms are secure by design while driving best practice across Dev Sec Ops , vulnerability management and secure development.

Key Responsibilities

Lead threat modelling and security architecture reviews
Drive secure SDLC and Dev Sec Ops best practices
Embed security tooling into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, SCA, Secret Scanning)
Perform code reviews and vulnerability assessments
Support Kubernetes, container and cloud security initiatives
Work closely with engineering teams to improve product security
Investigate and prioritise security vulnerabilities and incidents
Ensure products align with industry standards including NIST and OWASP

What We're Looking For

7+ years' experience in Application or Product Security
Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure or GCP, Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with CI/CD security and Dev Sec Ops
Knowledge of threat modelling methodologies (STRIDE, PASTA etc.)
Strong understanding of IAM, cryptography and secure coding
Software development experience (Go and/or C# desirable)
Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, OWASP and ISO
27001
Cloud security certifications (CCSP, AWS Security, CCAK, CISSP, OSCP, GIAC)
Experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk

Package

Competitive salary + annual bonus
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Private medical insurance
Employee share scheme
Flexible hybrid working
Ongoing training and career development

If you're passionate about building secure software and want to influence security across modern cloud‑native products, we'd love to hear from you.

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