Security Lead

6 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom NOLI Full time £80,000 - £120,000 per year

Location: Holborn, London

Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 days onsite / 2 days WFH)

Employment Type: Full-Time

About Noli

Noli is a fast-scaling Beauty Tech startup backed by L'Oréal. Launched in 2024, our mission is to help every user find the right beauty products through AI-driven personalisation. Based in Holborn, London, we are building a world-class engineering and data organisation where security is foundational to our growth.

Role Overview

We are hiring our first in-house Security Lead to take ownership of an established security posture and drive its next phase internally. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities
Cloud Infrastructure Security (Azure)
  • Define, maintain, and automate cloud security policies using IaC and compliance tooling.
  • Implement secure practices across secrets, identity, RBAC, networking, and data flows.
  • Ensure secure-by-default patterns for new systems (AI pipelines, APIs, data flows).
  • Provide security guidance during architectural planning.
DevSecOps & Application Security
  • Implement and manage SAST, DAST, and vulnerability scanning within CI/CD.
  • Embed remediation and mitigation processes into the SDLC, including SLAs.
  • Shape and evolve secure CI/CD patterns with Engineering.
  • Ensure adherence to secure coding best practices.
Threat Detection & SOC Oversight
  • Lead the setup and management of the external SOC provider.
  • Define detection priorities, escalation paths, and response expectations.
  • Review incidents, run post-mortems, and improve monitoring.
  • Provide technical and business context to SOC analysts.
Incident Response & Resilience
  • Own incident response playbooks and run simulations.
  • Partner with Engineering/Data on backup and recovery readiness.
  • Maintain business continuity considerations.
Endpoint & Identity Security
  • Partner with IT to strengthen JML workflows and device policies.
  • Define and enforce CIS1-aligned device standards via MDM.
  • Maintain continuous identity and device compliance.
Governance, Policy & Compliance
  • Develop modern, startup-friendly security policies.
  • Maintain a living risk register with quarterly reviews.
  • Support GDPR and privacy initiatives with Data teams.
Awareness & Culture
  • Deliver quarterly security workshops and training.
  • Design security onboarding modules with HR.
  • Champion a company-wide security-first culture.
What Success Looks Like
  • Secure-by-design engineering culture.
  • Scalable cloud and app security foundations.
  • Effective SOC-driven detection and response.
  • Reduced vulnerabilities and faster remediation.
  • High company-wide security awareness.
Required Skills & Experience
  • Proven experience as a Security Engineer or Security Lead in a cloud-native environment.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud-native security tools: IAM/RBAC, Defender, Sentinel, Key Vault.
  • Hands-on experience with secure SDLC, SAST/DAST, and DevSecOps workflows.
  • Strong understanding of identity and endpoint security (Entra ID, Intune, PAM).
  • Experience overseeing SOC operations.
  • Ability to design simple, modern governance frameworks.
  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Comfortable owning broad security areas in a fast-paced startup.
What We Offer
  • Competitive salary
  • Holborn / Central London location
  • Hybrid working: 3 days onsite, 2 days WFH
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Private healthcare

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