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 Friday 22nd August 

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

Experience leading small teams showcasing the ability to lead and influence History of driving security tool adoption across engineering organisations Demonstrated stakeholder management at multiple organisational levels Experience with security community building and evangelismBackground in enterprise environments with understanding of scale challengesDemonstrated ability to lead technical communities and forumsExperience mentoring security and platform engineering teamsStrong presence in technical discussions and decision-makingTrack record of driving consensus across diverse technical teamsStrategic thinking with practical implementation focusExcellent communication skills at all technical levelsProactive approach to security innovation and developer experienceStrong analytical and problem-solving capabilitiesAbility to balance security requirements with developer productivityEnthusiasm for building tools that developers actually want to use

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