Lead Threat Detection Security Engineer

{ “@context”: “http://schema.org”, “@type”: “JobPosting”, “title”: “Lead Threat Detection Security Engineer”, “description”: “

A leading Financial Services firm is seeking a Lead Security Engineer to join their Global Cyber Security Defence team. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the optimisation and strategic development of the threat detection and engineering tools. You will also have the chance to lead a global team of 5 Analysts based in India, Japan, and the UK, supporting the Cyber Defence team’s mission to stay ahead in innovation.

To be considered for this role: you will have experience in SIEM maintenance, log ingestion, and developing and fine-tuning use cases, coupled with experience using Sentinel and Defender.

Looking to be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team? This could be the perfect fit for you.

This is a hybrid position (3 days per week in-office), located just outside of London, offering a salary of up to £105,000 plus bonus, and benefits.

Please note this client cannot sponsor.

#J-18808-Ljbffr”, “datePosted”: “2026-04-28”, “hiringOrganization”: { “@type”: “Organization”, “name”: “Barclay Simpson”, “sameAs”: “https://uk.whatjobs.com/pub_api__cpl__416688414__4861?utm_campaign=publisher&utm_medium=api&utm_source=4861” }, “jobLocation”: { “@type”: “Place”, “address”: { “@type”: “PostalAddress”, “addressLocality”: “” } } }