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Overview
Harrington Starr are hiring for global financial technology business who are bolstering their security team by hiring a Security Lead to offer both technical and strategic leadership as they look to improve their security posture.
Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain security and vulnerability management platforms; liaise with external SOC.
- Manage and document security incidents in line ; provide on-call support.
- Monitor and mitigate emerging threats, including AI-based risks.
- Govern the use of third-party software and AI technologies.
- Support patching across Linux, Windows, and networked systems.
- Audit and remediate security controls (e.g. firewall rules, O365, MDM) with relevant teams.
- Lead internal and external penetration testing,
- Support secure software design in collaboration with development teams.
- Assess on-prem and cloud environments against CIS benchmarks and internal standards.
- Maintain ISO 27001 certification, including ISMS ownership, audits, and remediation.
- Support DORA compliance, including ICT risk management, third-party assessments, and reporting.
- Deliver security awareness training and phishing simulations.
Key Skills
- 5+ years’ experience in a technical security role with a good broad undermaintaining of cloud security, network security, pentation testing, incidents response and tooling
- Demonstrable stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Management of SIEM, MDR and vulnerability management platforms
- Good understanding of regulatory frameworks – ISO27001, NIST and DORA (preferred)
- Any industry certs – CISSP, OSCP, SANS etc highly desirable.
Please send your CV for immediate review
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Location: London
Job Description:
Overview
Harrington Starr are hiring for global financial technology business who are bolstering their security team by hiring a Security Lead to offer both technical and strategic leadership as they look to improve their security posture.
Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain security and vulnerability management platforms; liaise with external SOC.
- Manage and document security incidents in line ; provide on-call support.
- Monitor and mitigate emerging threats, including AI-based risks.
- Govern the use of third-party software and AI technologies.
- Support patching across Linux, Windows, and networked systems.
- Audit and remediate security controls (e.g. firewall rules, O365, MDM) with relevant teams.
- Lead internal and external penetration testing,
- Support secure software design in collaboration with development teams.
- Assess on-prem and cloud environments against CIS benchmarks and internal standards.
- Maintain ISO 27001 certification, including ISMS ownership, audits, and remediation.
- Support DORA compliance, including ICT risk management, third-party assessments, and reporting.
- Deliver security awareness training and phishing simulations.
Key Skills
- 5+ years’ experience in a technical security role with a good broad undermaintaining of cloud security, network security, pentation testing, incidents response and tooling
- Demonstrable stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Management of SIEM, MDR and vulnerability management platforms
- Good understanding of regulatory frameworks – ISO27001, NIST and DORA (preferred)
- Any industry certs – CISSP, OSCP, SANS etc highly desirable.
Please send your CV for immediate review
#J-18808-Ljbffr…
Posted: May 9th, 2026