Tech & Engineering
Principal Security Engineer
Location: London (Hybrid) | Practice Area : Technology & Engineering | Type: Permanent
Lead advanced security engineering initiatives that safeguard the future of digital finance
The Role
As a Principal Security Engineer at Capco, you’ll lead the design and implementation of secure systems and processes across cloud and on-premise platforms. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering and client teams to embed security-by-design principles throughout the SDLC, integrate automated security tooling, and ensure resilience against evolving cyber threats. You’ll also use approved AI tools and AI-enabled workflows where appropriate to improve the speed, quality and effectiveness of security engineering, while maintaining human judgement, responsible AI guardrails and appropriate review and escalation.
What You’ll Do
Design and implement enterprise-wide security controls and frameworks, using approved AI and automation where appropriate to improve security outcomes
Embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, SCA, DAST, container scanning) and enable secure SDLC practices
Collaborate across teams to champion secure development practices and responsible use of AI-enabled security workflows
Lead vulnerability assessments, code reviews and security audits across infrastructure and applications, maintaining appropriate human review, audit trails and escalation pathways
Develop and evolve security standards, engineering patterns and data protection strategies