Principal Security Engineer

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

What We’re Looking For

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Why Join Capco

Benefits

We offer a competitive, people-first benefits package designed to support every aspect of your life:

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