Cloud Security Engineer

Cloud Security Engineer

£70,000 - £85,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits Remote Working | Midlands Office (approx. 2 days per month) Candidates must be eligible to obtain SC Clearance

We are seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join a growing cyber security function, helping to protect critical cloud, identity, endpoint and network environments across a complex enterprise estate.

Working within a collaborative security team, you will play a key role in strengthening security controls across Azure, endpoint, identity and network environments, reducing cyber risk through effective protection, monitoring, remediation and automation. This is an excellent opportunity for a security professional looking to work across modern cloud technologies, security tooling and Zero Trust principles.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain security controls across Microsoft Azure environments.
• Manage cloud security posture, identifying and remediating vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and compliance issues.
• Strengthen identity security through Conditional Access, MFA, Privileged Access Management and least-privilege principles.
• Administer and optimise Microsoft Defender, Defender for Cloud, Palo Alto Cortex and Strata security capabilities.
• Maintain secure endpoint environments through Intune, Entra ID, EDR and MDM technologies.
• Automate security workflows, reporting, policy deployment and remediation activities using scripting and APIs.
• Investigate and respond to security alerts and incidents alongside infrastructure, networking and security operations teams.
• Contribute to security standards, documentation, operational procedures and continuous improvement initiatives.

About the Role

This is a senior technical position offering significant autonomy and exposure across SaaS, PaaS and IaaS environments. Acting as a subject matter expert for cloud security technologies, you will work closely with Architecture, Infrastructure, GRC, Project Delivery and third-party suppliers to enhance the organisation's security posture.

You'll also have the opportunity to mentor junior colleagues and contribute to the development of security best practice across the wider business.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in a Cloud Security, Security Engineering or Cyber Security role.
• Hands-on experience securing Microsoft Azure environments.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Defender, Defender for Cloud, Entra ID and Intune.
• Experience with CSPM, CNAPP or cloud security tooling.
• Understanding of Zero Trust architectures and modern identity security controls.
• Experience working with security monitoring, vulnerability management and incident response processes.
• Scripting or automation experience using Python, JavaScript, C# or similar.
• Familiarity with OWASP, ISO27001 and NCSC CAF frameworks.
• Exposure to Palo Alto Cortex XDR / Cloud Security would be advantageous.
• Experience of GCP environments is desirable.

What's on Offer?

• Salary between £70,000 - £85,000
• Annual bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Highly flexible remote-first working model
• Exposure to modern cloud security technologies and critical infrastructure environments
• Clear opportunity to influence and improve enterprise-wide security capabilities