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.

• 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.

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.

• 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.

• 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