Senior Security Engineer

TUI Group is the world’s number one integrated tourism business. Security is a global team within TUI technology responsible for Security. We are a multi-disciplinary team of experts across Architecture, Engineering, DevOps and Agile Delivery providing services across the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands; and Aviation, Cruises and destinations worldwide. At TUI we’re ambitious to become the leader in technology within the travel industry and to achieve this we are looking to build a capable, creative team who want to be a part of accomplishing that goal. We never stop looking ahead, seeking new ways to delight our customers and grow our business. We recognise the power of digital and the massive contribution this brings to creating a truly unique and differentiated customer experience. 

We are looking for a talented Senior Security Engineer to join our security team with a focus on developer experience and security platform engineering. This role combines deep technical expertise with community leadership to build and evolve the security tooling that empowers our 70,000-user organisation. As we transition towards a dedicated security platform team, you'll be instrumental in shaping our security tooling landscape whilst championing security-first practices across our developer community. 

The Senior Security Engineer is a technical leader and advocate for developer-focused security solutions. You'll be the driving force behind our security tooling vision, combining hands-on engineering with strategic thinking to deliver innovative security platforms. With proven experience in team leadership and technical excellence, you'll transform how developers interact with security whilst mentoring the next generation of security engineers. 

Please note the application closing date is Sunday 24th August 

ABOUT OUR OFFER

• Personal benefits: Attractive remuneration, bonus opportunity, exclusive travel perks & discounts, extensive health & wellbeing support, and more.
• Flexible working: Work is something you do, not somewhere you go. We encourage a healthy work-life balance and offer hybrid or remote working models.
• A career to shape: Opportunities to upskill, reskill and grow your career. Access the TUI Tech Learning Hub to level-up and reach your ambitions.
• Expand your horizons: Participate in our tech communities and collaborate on global projects and teams.
• Community: Get involved with incredible local charity and sustainability initiatives like the TUI Care Foundation and the Sustainable Tech Community. 

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Senior Security Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across TUI's developer security experience, using your excellent stakeholder management skills to shape and drive our security tooling vision whilst delivering practical solutions that address complex enterprise security challenges. You will lead the evolution of our security platform, currently built around Spotify's Backstage (internally branded as Runway), integrating and maintaining critical security tools including DAST, SAST solutions. You'll serve as the primary technical interface for bug reports and feature requests, maintaining a strong presence across the organisation whilst championing security best practices. 

With your expertise in platform engineering and developer experience, you'll curate and lead our monthly Security Champions meetings, building a community of security-minded developers across TUI. You'll translate complex security concepts into accessible tooling and processes, ensuring security becomes an integral part of our development workflow. 

You can articulate complex technical concepts clearly and take the initiative to translate security strategy into practical platforms and tools. Working closely with Developer Experience teams, Cloud Operations, GRC functions, and engineering leadership, you'll evaluate emerging security technologies and help teams implement effective security controls through intuitive tooling. You thrive in a platform engineering environment where security meets developer experience. You challenge technical decisions constructively and maintain high standards for both security effectiveness and user experience whilst remaining current with security trends and platform engineering best practices. Security is part of everyone's job. At TUI, we practise secure behaviours first in everything we do. 

ABOUT YOU

• Proven leadership in small teams with a strong ability to influence and drive consensus across diverse technical groups 
• Track record of driving adoption of security tools and practices across engineering organisations 
• Skilled in stakeholder management at multiple organisational levels and leading technical communities and forums 
• Experience in enterprise-scale environments with deep understanding of scalability and platform challenges 
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to implementing innovations that enhance developer experience 
• Active in security evangelism and community building, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, balancing security needs with developer productivity 
• Excellent communicator with a commanding presence in technical discussions and decision-making forums 

From a workplace to a place to belong.  At TUI we embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, encouraging everyone to come as you are, because together, our potential is limitless.

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