Cyber Security Engineer

CompanyFinancial Conduct Authority

Location

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Employment TypeFull-time

Posted At4/2/2026

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Cyber security professionals

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£48,500 (£24.87 per hour)

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Description

Job Title: Cyber Security Engineer

Division: Data, Technology and Innovation

Department: Technology Resilience

Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £52,400 to £68,000 and London from £57,700 to £75,000 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
This role is graded as: Senior Associate – Regulatory
Your recruitment contact is Benjamin via benjamin.paulon@fca.org.uk. Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

About The FCA And Team

We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services.

The Data, Technology and Innovation (DTI) division enables the FCA to be a digital-first, data-led smart regulator by delivering a secure, agile, and cost-effective technology and data ecosystem that drives better decisions, transparency, and operational efficiency.

Sitting within DTI, the Technology Resilience team safeguards the FCA's digital assets, services and suppliers to ensure the organisation remains secure and compliant.

Role Responsibilities

Build, deploy, maintain and optimise enterprise scale threat detection and response platforms including SIEM EDR XDR and vulnerability management from initial build through BAU
Improve organisational security posture availability and operational robustness through measurable engineering and operational outcomes
Maintain develop and improve security tools processes and procedures to meet changing business needs strategic objectives and service requirements
Develop monitor evaluate and maintain security systems and controls to protect the confidentiality integrity and availability of information systems and reduce risk exposure

Provide technical security subject matter guidance supporting incident problem and risk management across service management activities

Collaborate closely with cyber security technology resilience product groups and delivery teams contributing to stakeholder engagement and alignment across levels

Support the design implementation service readiness and transition of new enterprise security products and services including automation and engineering best practice

Develop professional capability through coaching communities of practice, practical exposure to a broad security ecosystem and the opportunity to deepen technical knowledge and certifications

Minimum

Skills required

Extensive experience of working in a security engineering role supporting Enterprise Security services, products and architecture in the threat detection and response domain
Deep understanding of cyber security principles backed by certifications like CISSP and CISM and others

Essential

Thorough understanding of networks and engineering protocols related to topologies and standards
Technical security knowledge and exposure to relevant technical architecture, environments, platforms, software industry and business practices
Solid knowledge and demonstrable experience of Information Security principles, tools, processes and procedures
Understanding of Security frameworks such as NIST, CIS and more
Experience of working collaboratively with internal teams and external IT Partners
Good communications skills (both oral & written) and comfortable engaging at all levels including Senior Management
Experience of coaching others to improve security knowledge and skills
Awareness of Architectural standards and documentation

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors)

Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary

Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance

35 hours of paid volunteering annually

A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

Our values & culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.

We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.

Disability Confident: our hiring approach

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.

Useful information and timeline

Advert Closing: 19th April at 11:59pm
CV Review/Shortlist: 21st April
1st interview: w/c 27th April
2nd interview: w/c 4th May
Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.
SC Clearance is required for this role (SC Guidance) - you will hold or will be required to obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting.