We’re Capital on Tap
Capital on Tap was founded with the mission to help small business owners and make their lives easier. Today, we provide an all-in-one business credit card & spend management platform that helps business owners save time and money. Capital on Tap proudly serves over 200,000 businesses across the world, and our goal is to help 1 million small businesses by 2030.
This is a Hybrid role; the Security team works from our London Office 2 days per week.
The Role
As a Senior Security Engineer, you will be on the frontline, securing our data, systems, and operations, shaping our security measures to deter threats and safeguard our valuable assets. You will play a vital role in ensuring our security monitoring and alerting capabilities are functioning effectively and will work within an existing team covering all areas of IT and Application Security.
Taking an active role to feed into the cyber security strategy and supporting the Security Engineering Manager in ensuring the policies, practices and approach to enabling a top‑class cyber security posture is fit for purpose and evolving to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding regulated business.
Responsibilities
- Manage the SIEM and SOC, identifying and implementing new log sources and use cases.
- Maintain and improve existing security tooling with the latest features.
- Respond to security incidents effectively and carry out post‑mortems.
- Work alongside the SOC to ensure alerts are managed effectively.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers and stand in for the Security Engineering Manager when required.
- Understand industry trends and how they apply to our business.
- Engage with the Cyber Security Strategy and comply with frameworks such as ISO27001, NIST and SOC2.
Required Skills
- Experience with the Microsoft security stack, including Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, Sentinel, Entra, etc.
- Experience in the Security Incident Response Lifecycle, creating and reviewing plans and playbooks.
- Reviewing and ingesting new log sources into a SIEM.
- Working alongside a SOC to ensure alerts are managed effectively.
- Responding to security alerts and incidents.
- Carrying out post‑mortems and implementing lessons learned.
- Experience with and securing cloud native technologies.
- Designing, building and maintaining security tooling.
- Defense in depth and zero‑trust methodologies to cyber security.
- Application and platform vulnerability management processes.
- Ability to join an Out‑Of‑Hours emergency on‑call rota.
Nice to Have
- Ability to feed into the Cyber Security Strategy.
- Understanding of Cybersecurity frameworks and compliance.
- Understanding of network security technologies and protocols.
- Experience or exposure to working in a regulated environment.
Diversity & Inclusion
We welcome, consider and encourage applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusivity. Join us in creating a space where authenticity thrives, and everyone can do their best work.
Great Work Deserves Great Perks
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your well‑being and work‑life balance:
- Private healthcare, including dental and opticians services (Vitality).
- Worldwide travel insurance (Vitality).
- Anniversary rewards (£250, £500, £750 and a 4‑week fully paid sabbatical).
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme up to 7% match.
- Octopus EV salary‑sacrifice scheme.
- 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays).
- Annual learning and wellbeing budget.
- Enhanced parental leave.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Season ticket loan.
- Six free therapy sessions per year.
- Dog‑friendly offices with a couple of office dogs.
- Free drinks and snacks in our offices.
Other Info
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Excited to work here? Apply!
If you’d like to progress your career within our fast‑growing, profitable fintech, click apply and we will aim to get back to you within 3 working days (during busy periods this could take up to 5 working days).
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