Lead Security Engineer

• Design and implement secure infrastructure across cloud, web, and distributed application environments, providing architectural guidance for cryptographic key management, signing workflows, and secure APIs.
• Conduct comprehensive threat modelling and risk assessments, define controls for securing sensitive operations, and develop internal threat intelligence processes.
• Lead response to advanced threats and incidents, build and optimise detection mechanisms and playbooks for novel attack vectors.
• Help define internal standards for security development practices, maintain compliance with relevant frameworks, and partner with cross-functional teams to embed security best practices.

This role protects core infrastructure, applications, and sensitive data for a renewable energy company that's building a radically better energy system and strengthening grid stability to support scaling AI data centers and other energy-intensive industries.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• Proven experience as a Security Engineer or in a similar role with strong understanding of security protocols, cryptography, authentication, and authorisation.
• Familiarity with securing systems involving digital transactions, cryptographic operations, or high-privilege user actions, and knowledge of operating systems, network protocols, and software development security.
• Experience with AWS cloud security and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Competitive salary and an equity sign-on bonus
• Biannual bonus scheme
• Fully expensed tech to match your needs
• Paid annual leave
• Breakfast and dinner allowance for office based employees

Fuse Energy is a forward-thinking renewable energy startup on a mission to deliver a terawatt of renewable energy fast by combining first-principles thinking with cutting-edge technology to build a radically better energy system, including developing solar, wind and hydrogen projects and building a decentralised Energy Network platform.