Cloud Security Engineer

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10 months ago
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Job Description

Cloud Security Engineer

£500/day overall assignment rate to umbrella

6 month contract

Remote working

Working with a leading financial services client who are looking for a Cloud Security Engineer to work on a data centre to AWS migration.

The role will have a focus on building and maintaining security tooling within a hybrid-cloud environment.

Cloud Security Engineer,key skills:

  • Proven experience in a cloud security engineering role
  • Security best practises, standards and frameworks
  • Scripting and programming languages - Python and Powershell
  • Excellent technical knowledge of AWS and Azure
  • SIEM platform experience
  • Technical knowledge with security and network tooling - firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR and cloud infrastructure
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive recruitment process. We actively seek talented individuals from all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Cloud Security Engineer, SIEM, AWS, Azure

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