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Lead Cyber Security Engineer

SThree UK • London, UK

Salary

£130k – £150k

Posted

2 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

SThree UK is hiring a Lead Cyber Security Engineer in London, a full-time it role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £130k – £150k. SThree UK holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

A leading global financial services organisation is seeking a Lead Security Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and optimisation of enterprise-wide cyber security platforms and engineering capabilities within a highly regulated environment. The Opportunity This is a senior technical leadership role responsible for driving strategic security engineering initiatives across vulnerability management, application security, AI security, threat modelling, security analytics, and metrics engin…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: SThree UK — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £130k – £150k
How this salary compares: about 140% above the £62,524 median across 1,636 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: London, UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 442 other live it roles in London — browse them
Posted: 2 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

IT and technology roles are one of the most consistently sponsored categories in the UK. Software engineers, data scientists, cloud architects, DevOps specialists, and cybersecurity professionals are in demand across finance, retail, the public sector, and specialist tech firms. Many large IT employers maintain established sponsorship processes through their HR and talent teams.