Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Cloud Security Engineer

Permanent - £55k-£70k + benefits

Location: Hybrid - Stockport

Your new company:

A leading financial services company are currently looking for a Cloud Security Engineer. The organisation is global, and well respected in their industry. You'll be a part of a growing cyber security team, and you'll be supported throughout your career there, with strong progression opportunities available.

The role responsibilities:

You'll provide expert security guidance and hands-on engineering support, working closely with teams across the business to embed effective security practices and ensure the environments are well managed and resilient. From strengthening controls to supporting security operations and responding to emerging risks, you'll help drive a proactive, always-on approach to protecting what matters most.

Own and champion the Cloud Security toolsets, acting as the subject-matter expert and providing high‑quality second‑line support

Strengthen and evolve the configuration of security tooling across the cloud environments, contributing to wider Information Security initiatives and projects

Proactively monitor security systems and tools, leading the response to security incidents and issues; support investigations and incident response, including participation in an on‑call security rota when required

Communicate clearly and confidently with both technical and non‑technical audiences, influencing stakeholders and driving informed decision‑making

Create and maintain clear technical documentation for system configurations, procedures, and operational processes

Partner closely with architecture teams to support the design and delivery of new Security Operations Centre (SOC) capabilities

Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of the Information Security posture, staying current with emerging threats, trends, and industry best practice

You will need:

Strong knowledge of cloud security across modern environments

Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with attack methodologies and security testing

Experience across penetration testing (application and network), AppSec, wireless security and vulnerability management

Experience implementing and managing security controls (e.g. DLP, patching, RBAC, PAM, AV, DDoS mitigation, web proxy, vulnerability management)

Understanding of Information Security principles, frameworks and regulatory requirements (e.g. ISO27001, FCA, PRA, ICO)

Working knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and build/integration tools (e.g. Maven, Jenkins, Chef, TFS)

Effective communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts and impacts to non-technical stakeholders

Ability to work both alone and collaboratively within a team

What you'll get in return:

This role is available for hybrid working with a typical requirement to work 2 days per week in the Stockport office. Good salary, up to the £70k mark.

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 6% pension employers' contribution - matching your contribution up to 6%

Bonus scheme

PMI

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