Senior Security Engineer

As Senior Security Engineer, you’ll sit at the intersection of security engineering and compliance - owning vulnerability management, secure-by-design advocacy, and security tooling across the SDLC. You’ll work directly with Product and Engineering teams, have input into architectural decisions, and help build scalable, secure solutions in a cloud-first environment., * Identify and trial new security tooling across the SDLC, with a particular focus on AI-driven solutions

• Code solutions to security engineering challenges, primarily in Python and SQL
• Advocate for secure-by-design practices and consult with engineering teams across the business
• Maintain security data products including SBOM, asset inventory, cloud infrastructure monitoring, and SIEM
• Monitor, triage, and escalate cybersecurity threats; document security events including indicators of compromise
• Conduct security assessments and collaborate with engineering teams to remediate findings
• Provide security training and support across the wider engineering function

• Proven experience in a Security Engineer or Security Analyst role
• Strong Python and SQL; familiarity with Java or Go an advantage
• AWS proficiency, particularly security tooling - Security Hub, IAM, and equivalents
• Solid grounding in risk assessment, threat modelling, OWASP Top 10, and encryption principles
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Linux environments

Desirable

• Security certifications (CISSP, CEH, AWS Security Specialty, or similar)
• Exposure to AI/ML security tooling or prompt security

• Fast-growing US InsurTech, Belfast engineering hub
• Hybrid - 3 days Belfast office, 2 days remote
• Competitive salary + performance bonus + 30 days leave
• Level 3 engineer with architecture input and real ownership, * Competitive salary + performance-based bonus
• 30 days annual leave + 4 statutory days
• Private healthcare, dental, and optical - for you and your family
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension plan
• Work from home allowance
• Top-spec equipment + home office setup

A US-headquartered InsurTech business is scaling its Belfast engineering team. Their AI-powered platform connects insurance providers with consumers at scale - and their Belfast office works with cutting-edge technology across data, cloud, and product engineering. This is a team that moves fast, operates with autonomy, and takes quality seriously.