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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Security Engineer - Hybrid Working - **Company:** Oliver James - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Advanced Message Queuing Protocol, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Subnetting, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Open Web Application Security, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Systems Development Life Cycle, Salesforce.Com, Secure Coding, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, TCP/IP, Data Logging, Computer Networking Systems, System Availability, Software Security, Checkmarx, Api Design, Api Management, Qualys, Static Application Security Testing, Dynamic Application Security Testing - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815159238-software-security-engineer-hybrid-working ## About the Role We are currently supporting our global insurance client in expanding their team and looking for a security engineer who has previously worked within the insurance industry and had extensive experience working with engineering functions., * Experience with cloud-native development, cloud infrastructure, and API design (Azure preferred) * Willingness to work across multiple platforms, including Azure and Salesforce * Proven application of security standards such as OWASP CI/CD, DSOMM, and SAMM * Strong knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP/3, AMQP, streaming), cloud networking (VPNs, subnets, regions/zones), and integration technologies (Auth0, APIM) * Hands-on experience with SAST and SCA tools (e.g. Snyk, Checkmarx) * Experience with DAST tools (e.g. OpenZAP, Qualys DAST), ideally for HTTP APIs * Operational experience managing large-scale software estates (build, release, monitoring, rollbacks, high availability) * Hands-on experience building automated security test suites ## Description Software Security Engineer - London Location: Hybrid (2-3 days a week from home). Our client has locations across the UK, offices predominantly in the greater London and Manchester Locations. We are currently supporting our global insurance client in expanding their team and looking for a security engineer who has previously worked within the insurance industry and had extensive experience working with engineering functions. As a Security Engineer, you'll provide hands-on expertise to support secure software development, delivery, and continuous improvement. You'll help evolve our clients Digital Platform to ensure it is secure and compliant with internal policies and industry standards. Working closely with engineering teams, you'll identify and mitigate security risks in new features while applying modern security frameworks and cloud security tooling across a diverse technology landscape, including PaaS and SaaS platforms. What you'll be doing * Reviewing new feature code to identify security risks and working with engineers to remediate them * Improving our DSOMM score through direct delivery (code, configuration, tooling, documentation) or collaboration with teams * Partnering with Information Security teams to implement security policies efficiently and flexibly * Designing, building, operating, and monitoring large-scale, complex B2C and B2B systems * Applying security expertise across multiple technology platforms and adopting new technologies * Defining, upholding, and contributing to secure coding standards and the software delivery lifecycle * Designing and optimising logging and monitoring solutions to improve system performance and reliability What you'll bring * Experience with cloud-native development, cloud infrastructure, and API design (Azure preferred) * Willingness to work across multiple platforms, including Azure and Salesforce * Proven application of security standards such as OWASP CI/CD, DSOMM, and SAMM * Strong knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP/3, AMQP, streaming), cloud networking (VPNs, subnets, regions/zones), and integration technologies (Auth0, APIM) * Hands-on experience with SAST and SCA tools (e.g. Snyk, Checkmarx) * Experience with DAST tools (e.g. OpenZAP, Qualys DAST), ideally for HTTP APIs * Operational experience managing large-scale software estates (build, release, monitoring, rollbacks, high availability) * Hands-on experience building automated security test suites If this role sounds like your next move please click "APPLY" OR email ## Related Videos - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [An Applied Introduction to eBPF with Go](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1075-an-applied-introduction-to-ebpf-with-go) - [You can’t hack what you can’t see](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/41-you-can-t-hack-what-you-can-t-see) - [Turning Container security up to 11 with Capabilities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/718-turning-container-security-up-to-11-with-capabilities) - [Debunking the Top 10 Myths about Web 3](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/634-debunking-the-top-10-myths-about-web-3) - [Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers)