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Board Intelligence

Software Engineer – Security

Board Intelligence

. Lead security across engineering teams .

Posted 10/12/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in security tooling integration within CI/CD pipelines, applying secure development practices, and influencing engineering teams to enhance security posture. Proficient in system design and architecture with a focus on identifying and mitigating security risks.

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Security Tooling IntegrationSystem Design SkillsCI/CD Pipeline ExperienceAI Coding Tools ExperienceSecure Development Practices

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Hard Skills
System DesignArchitecture ReviewSecurity Risk AssessmentSecure Development PracticesCredential ScanningSASTDASTSCAAI Agent DevelopmentLLM-Based Automation
Soft Skills
Influencing Without AuthorityCollaborationMotivation for Security
Tools & Technologies
CI/CD ToolsSecurity ToolingAI Coding Tools
Industry Keywords
Regulated EnterpriseFinancial Services

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead security across engineering teams
  • Build a clear picture of engineering security and agree an improvement plan with the CTO and CISO
  • Bring consistent security tooling into every pipeline, including credential scanning, SCA, SAST and DAST
  • Configure security tooling to organizational standards and reduce noise
  • Review system designs and architecture with engineering teams, applying security thinking early
  • Build agentic security testing using AI agents to continuously test applications and alert engineers
  • Work closely with the CISO, security team, CTO and engineering leaders to turn security goals into working systems
  • Help engineers build securely through tooling, guidance and example
  • Establish security foundations and continuously improve engineering security posture

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Mid-level to senior experience building production systems, in any language
  • Strong system design skills, including reading architecture diagrams and spotting security risks
  • Genuine interest in security and motivation to make it the focus of your work
  • Good understanding of secure development practices and common application vulnerabilities
  • Experience working with CI/CD pipelines
  • Ability to influence engineers and win support for change without formal authority
  • Experience using AI coding tools in day-to-day work
  • Fluent written and spoken English
  • Experience introducing security tooling such as SAST, DAST, SCA or secret scanning into an enterprise is nice to have
  • DevOps experience in a regulated enterprise, such as financial services, is nice to have
  • Experience building AI agents or LLM-based automation is nice to have

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Pension scheme
  • Personal performance bonus
  • 26 days holiday each calendar year
  • Bupa health & dental cover
  • Group life assurance
  • EAP
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Reasonable adjustments accommodated at any stage of the process