Job Description
Role: Lead Cloud Security Engineer
Location: Hybrid (3 days/week onsite)
Salary: £100,000 - £120,000
Industry: Energy or Investment
Job Summary:
Seeking a passionate Lead AWS Cloud Security Engineer to drive innovation and collaboration across global development and DevOps teams. This role requires a technical expert who will take full ownership of AWS security initiatives at the organizational and account levels, seamlessly integrating security into container ecosystems and next- infrastructure. The ideal candidate thrives in a code-driven environment, solving complex security challenges while ensuring security empowers rather than obstructs business operations at a global scale.
About client:A leading global commodity trading and logistics company that serves as one of the world's largest private industrial and energy traders
Key Responsibilities:
- Take full ownership of AWS security initiatives at both organizational and account levels as a hands-on technical expert
- Lead day-to-day AWS environment security operations while planning and implementing long-term security strategies
- Build and integrate security seamlessly into existing and next- container ecosystems
- Collaborate closely with DevOps teams to ensure the security of new systems from design inception
- Integrate security controls into existing and new DevOps CI/CD pipelines
- Enhance the security of code produced by various development teams and projects
- Solve complex security challenges creatively using innovative approaches
- Automate security processes and systems to scale security operations
- Secure containerized environments using Kubernetes and AWS container services
- Implement and manage and access management solutions across AWS organizations
- Design, implement, and run security solutions at a global scale
- Drive security innovation while maintaining business enablement focus
Qualifications and Requirements:
Must Have - Deep Specialist Level:
- AWS Core IT Security Principles:Expert-level understanding of fundamental security concepts and frameworks
- AWS Management:Advanced expertise in IAM, SSO, and federation
- AWS Organizations:Deep knowledge of multi-account governance and security controls
- AWS Environment Security:Comprehensive experience securing AWS infrastructure and services
- Security Automation:Proven ability to automate security processes and systems
- Container & Kubernetes Security:Expert-level container security and K8s security implementation
- Programming Skills:Strong coding abilities for security automation and tooling development
- Planning and Implementing Long-term Cloud IT security strategies
Must Have - Good Competence Level:
- Code Repository Management:Proficient in version control and code management practices
- AWS Services: core AWS services and architecture, ECR, ECS, AWS networking, AWS Secrets Manager, AWS CDK, and K8s
- CI/CD Pipelines: Hands-on experience integrating security into deployment pipelines
- Python Programming: Proficient in Python for automation and security tooling
- Thrives in highly technical, hands-on, code-driven environments
- Creative problem-solver focused on security enablement
- Experience designing and running security solutions at a global scale
- Strong collaboration skills for working with development and DevOps teams
To be considered, please ensure you complete your application on the Computappoint website.
Services offered by Computappoint Limited are those of an Employment Business and/or Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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