Founding Security & Compliance Engineer

Location: London (hybrid, flexible on office days)

Type: Permanent, full-time

About the role

• A fast-growing cybersecurity startup is making its first dedicated security and compliance hire.
• The company sells into large enterprises, where certifications come up in every sales conversation.
• ISO 27001, SOC 2 and a strong security posture have become a condition of doing business.
• No one owns this internally yet, and it's starting to hold deals up.
• This role takes ownership of it. You'll build the security and compliance function from scratch: set up the tooling, write the policies, and take the company through certification to audit. As a cyber company, internal security has to be genuinely strong here, not signed off on paper, so the work matters beyond the badge.
• It's a hands-on, individual contributor role for someone with the judgment to think a step ahead.
• For the right p...