Engineering Lead (Cyber)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Remote
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£100,000 / year
CATEGORY
Cyber Security
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SKILLS

Python Go Offensive Security Cloud-based Systems Team Leadership R&D in Cybersecurity Adversary TTPs Scalable Infrastructure

FULL DESCRIPTION

Engineering Lead (Cyber)

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is hiring for a [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] at a high-growth cybersecurity scale-up. Fully remote, UK-based, permanent full-time, up to £100,000 + benefits.

  • Remote – UK Based
  • Up to £100,000 + benefits
  • Permanent – Full time

Job Description

Are you a player-coach who loves diving into hard offensive security problems and equally loves building great teams around you? Lead the Cyber Engineering squad of a research-driven, venture-backed cybersecurity scale-up trusted by Fortune 500 enterprises and critical infrastructure providers. Recognised by Gartner, $29M funded, and scaling fast worldwide. As Engineering Lead (Cyber) you’ll architect and scale the offensive security infrastructure behind the platform while leading and growing engineers across the world.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Leading and mentoring the Cyber Engineering team
  • Defining the future direction of the cyber engineering function
  • Architecting the offensive security infrastructure that processes huge volumes of data and identifies enterprise-scale vulnerabilities in real time
  • Driving R&D that pushes offensive security forward, replicating adversary tactics at scale

What they’re looking for:

  • 5+ years as a hands-on engineering leader – player-coach mindset
  • Track record managing engineers and scaling teams globally
  • Background in an early-stage B2B startup focused on enterprise clients
  • Experience building and deploying offensive security solutions with deep understanding of adversary TTPs
  • Architecting and scaling cloud-based systems for intensive data processing
  • Strong code in Python and Go, at internet-wide scale

Job Ref: 5852950

Contact: Ben Baverstock (IT Support, Telecoms & Cloud Infrastructure) at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

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