Cloud Security Engineer

Portsmouth
1 week ago
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Cloud Security Engineer

Up to £64,000 per annum

Hybrid - 2 days per week in either Portsmouth/Glasgow/Edinburgh

We have a brilliant opportunity to join a constantly growing UK utilities company based in the South of England and across Scotland. This role is based in either Glasgow or Edinburgh depending on your location. As a UK Critical National Infrastructure provider, Information Security is an integral part of their business operation, so this role is critical to the business.

We are looking for a Cloud Security Engineer who will be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all things security within the cloud estate with the main task at hand being a strong understanding of potential risks. This includes taking steps to prevent any security issues as well as providing strategy going forward, setting up solid security for the future. Due to an ongoing, 5 year long transformation of the company's IT security, they are looking to build a new cyber security team which is being funded by OFGEM, so the opportunity to progress and develop within this role is huge.

We are looking for:

Experience of both AWS & Azure Cloud technologies
Familiarity with security tools such as Defender, Defender for Server and CNAP.
Good understanding and practical experience of Cyber Security Frameworks and standards such as NCSC security principles, NIST Framework, ISO 27001, ISO27005, IEC62443 etc.
Certifications - AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Right to work in the UK - you must have lived in the UK for at least 5 years - you will be required to be Security Cleared.

In turn, we can offer you:

A permanent role which has huge career progression and training in Information Security
Salary sacrifice pension scheme
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a growing IT team as they help revolutionise the UK energy industry. If this sounds of interest, please apply today

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