Engineering Director, Security

Monzo Bank

London, United Kingdom
Base: £170k - £200k; equity: included; benefits: n...
Remote
Architectural authority in distributed systems
Proven leadership of 30-50 person engineering orgs
Deep software engineering background as senior/staff engineer
The role involves driving the secure-by-design mandate to transition from reactive security to proactive architectural invariants

Job Summary

  • The role involves driving the secure-by-design mandate to transition from reactive security to proactive architectural invariants.
  • Candidates must have a track record of leading large engineering organizations in high-growth tech environments while maintaining technical depth.
  • Monzo offers flexible working hours, visa sponsorship, and relocation support for candidates based anywhere in the UK.

Matching Summary

The role involves driving the secure-by-design mandate to transition from reactive security to proactive architectural invariants.

Salary

Base: £170k - £200k; Equity: Included; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Architectural authority in distributed systems
  • Proven leadership of 30-50 person engineering orgs
  • Deep software engineering background as Senior/Staff Engineer
  • Experience with secure-by-design mandates
  • Ability to identify and eliminate systemic risk

Nice-to-have

  • High emotional intelligence and empathy
  • Inclusive and blameless team environment creation
  • Decisiveness in ambiguous fast-moving scenarios
  • Outcome-obsessed mindset prioritizing high-leverage work

Key Requirements

  • Leadership experience with 30-50 people
  • First half career as Senior or Staff Engineer
  • UK work authorization or visa sponsorship eligibility

Work Rights

Not specified

Sponsorship: available

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