About this role
Salary: £65,000 - 75,000 per year
Requirements
- Proven experience in a Cloud Security, Cyber Security or Security Engineering role
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure security
- Good understanding of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security
- Experience with Microsoft Defender and broader Microsoft security technologies
- Knowledge of identity and access management, including Conditional Access
- Experience working with cloud security monitoring and posture management tools
- Ability to interpret security findings and drive meaningful remediation activities
- Comfortable operating across a broad range of security responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Must be eligible to obtain SC Clearance
Responsibilities
- Drive security improvements across cloud infrastructure and services
- Monitor, investigate and remediate cloud security risks and vulnerabilities
- Manage and optimise cloud security tooling, ensuring alerts and findings are effectively interpreted and actioned
- Administer and enhance Microsoft security technologies, including Microsoft Defender
- Implement and maintain Conditional Access policies and identity security controls
- Work closely with infrastructure, cloud and engineering teams to embed security best practices
- Support security governance, compliance and risk management activities
- Contribute to incident response and security investigations where required
- Help develop and improve security standards, procedures and controls
Technologies
- Azure
- Cloud
- GCP
- Support
- Security
More
We are seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join our growing cyber security function, which secures and enhances enterprise cloud environments across Azure and GCP. This hands-on role offers the opportunity to influence security improvements and help shape best practices across modern cloud platforms. The position is hybrid, with on-site attendance once or twice per month, and offers a salary of up to £75,000 plus benefits. Remote on-call support is part of the role, with participation expected within the first six months and a typical rota of approximately 1 in 5 or 1 in 6.
last updated 44 week of 2026