It Security Engineering Lead

BP Retail UK

United Kingdom
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14+ years cyber security experience
6+ years leading security engineering team
Deep hands-on aws security architecture
** BP Retail UK is seeking an experienced IT Security Engineering Lead to oversee cybersecurity for their global AWS environment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of leadership and technical expertise in cloud and infrastructure security, with a focus on policy governance and compliance. **

Job Summary

  • This role serves as an expert Information Security Engineering Lead responsible for defining and strengthening security across the company's global AWS environment.
  • The ideal candidate will act as a player-coach, providing strategic inputs to senior collaborators while maintaining hands-on technical expertise in cloud security.
  • The position requires safeguarding critical data and ensuring compliance with industry regulations such as PCI-DSS, GDPR, and SOX within sophisticated multi-account AWS setups.

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** BP Retail UK is seeking an experienced IT Security Engineering Lead to oversee cybersecurity for their global AWS environment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of leadership and technical expertise in cloud and infrastructure security, with a focus on policy governance and compliance. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 14+ years cyber security experience
  • 6+ years leading security engineering team
  • Deep hands-on AWS security architecture
  • Multi-account AWS environment governance
  • Cloud-native security for containers and serverless
  • Automation and scripting for security tasks
  • Knowledge of NIST, PCI-DSS, GDPR, SOX

Nice-to-have

  • Strategic leadership and player-coach approach
  • Experience in Oil & Gas industry
  • Development experience in Python or Java
  • Full stack development exposure
  • Continuous learning and improvement mindset

Key Requirements

  • 14+ years of cyber security experience
  • Minimum 6 years leading a security engineering team
  • AWS Certified Security Specialty or CISSP certification preferred
  • Degree in computer science or equivalent experience
  • Proficiency in object-oriented programming languages

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