Cloud Security Engineer

Henderson Scott · Oxfordshire

Cloud Security Engineer at Henderson Scott, based in Oxfordshire, paying £55,000 - £65,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.

Salary
£55,000 - £65,000 per annum
Location
Oxfordshire
Contract
Permanent
Posted
1 month ago
Closes
3 Oct 2026
Sector
Security Officer

About 15% above the going rate for security officer

Reference BBBH140299

About the role

Position Available: Cloud Security Engineer

Location: Oxfordshire (1 day per week in office)

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + Benefits

Experience needed: Hands-on experience building and supporting cloud security solutions, ideally using AWS, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines and Python or Shell scripting.

About our Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cloud Security Engineer to join a growing security engineering team within a leading global organisation. You will help design, build and maintain security tooling across large-scale cloud environments, while working closely with software and platform engineering teams to ensure security solutions are successfully implemented and adopted.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build and maintain secure AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform
  • Develop and support CI/CD pipelines to automate reliable deployments
  • Implement and maintain security tooling across cloud and technology environments
  • Work with software and platform teams to embed security throughout development and deployment processes
  • Create monitoring, logging and alerting solutions to improve security visibility
  • Automate security processes using Python, Shell or similar scripting languages
  • Troubleshoot technical issues and support the resilience of production systems
  • Produce documentation, runbooks and clear technical guidance

Requirements

  • Practical experience within cloud security, security engineering or DevSecOps.
  • Strong knowledge of AWS or another major cloud platform.
  • Experience using Terraform or a similar Infrastructure as Code tool.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, ideally including GitHub Actions.
  • Scripting experience with Python, Bash or Shell.
  • Experience with security technologies such as SIEM, EDR, DLP, vulnerability-management or code-analysis tools.
  • An understanding of monitoring and logging tools such as CloudWatch, New Relic or Splunk.
  • Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with software, infrastructure or DevOps teams.
  • A genuine interest in cybersecurity and emerging security technologies.

If you'd like to learn more or register your interest, hit apply as we'd love to hear from you!

Reference: BBBH140299 · Posted 1 month ago · Closes 3 Oct 2026 · Listed via Henderson Scott

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