Defensive Cyber Leadership Role
The Principal Cyber Defence Engineer is a critical technical leadership position that drives the evolution of defensive cyber capabilities.
This role blends deep technical expertise with strategic vision and stakeholder engagement to shape the defence strategy, architecture, and execution across threat hunting, detection engineering, incident response, and threat intelligence.
You will lead the technical transformation and strategy of the Cyber Defence program. Own the Cyber Defence technology roadmap, ensuring visibility of progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
Provide technical oversight across threat hunting, purple teaming, detection engineering, incident management, and threat intelligence. Drive continuous improvement in operational and engineering excellence through process refinement and innovation.
Foster a culture of excellence, integrity, and professionalism across the cyber defence team. Develop business cases for investment in cyber defence capabilities and lead resulting initiatives.
Collaborate with senior stakeholders across business units to align cyber initiatives with strategic priorities. Influence and support change across the organisation, enabling transformation through cyber resilience.
* Key Responsibilities:
* Proven leadership in cyber defence, with experience across threat intelligence, detection engineering, incident response, and forensics.
* Deep understanding of adversary TTPs, malware evolution, and threat modelling frameworks.
* Strong technical expertise in cyber threat landscape including state actors, cybercrime, insider threats, and hacktivism.
* Experience with automation, scripting (Python), and engineering deployment pipelines.
* Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and manage ambiguity.
* Strategic thinking with the ability to translate technical risk into business impact.
What You'll Get:
* Competitive remuneration package.
* Vibrant and collaborative office campus.
* Direct your own development and build future-ready skills with industry-focused micro-credentials.
* Put your wellbeing first with free access to counselling and support services.