Cloud Security SME

Cloud Security SME
£55,000 - £70,000 per annum + 15% Bonus
Leeds (Hybrid - 2 days onsite)


About the Role

Hays' Cyber practice have partnered with a reputable Yorkshire-based organisation on the search for a Cloud Security SME. This role will see you involved in both hands-on and strategic works, allowing you to configure and help integrate cloud security best practice into the overall cyber strategy, with the oversight of the head of cyber.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting in the development of an enterprise-scale cloud security strategy and owning the journey
• Working alongside cloud infrastructure colleagues and implementing security best practices
• Utilising cloud security tools and implementing cloud security policies and procedures
• Utilising and tweaking SecOps tools to provide accurate alerts and reporting on events pertaining to cloud security posture
• Acting as a cloud security SME within the organisation
• Developing KPIs and monitoring capabilities to assess the effectiveness of current-state cloud security policies, and work to improve on these outputs throughout the continual delivery of the strategy.
• Ensuring that the policies and procedures you create are well documented and repeatable
• Working with internal and external SecOps teams on cloud security incident response plans

What We're Looking For

• Strategic or hands-on (config/engineering) security experience in cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Experience adhering to cloud security best practice frameworks
• Experience utilising cloud-native security tools
• Demonstrable experience of mature cyber security practices - creating repeatable, well-documented cloud security processes and plans
• Stakeholder engagement ability
• Experience instrumentally maturing cloud security environments
• Whilst having owned the cloud security parts of a cyber security strategy would be ideal, tangible experience making suggestions into cyber security strategies and the ability to articulate this would be suitable on top of a demonstrable technical cloud security foundation.

Package, Benefits and What's in it for you

• Up to £70,000 per annum dependent on experience
• 15% bonus based on job and company performance
• 10% joint contributory pension
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Holiday buy and sell scheme - buy up to 10 days.
• Share save scheme
• Other benefits, such as career development opportunities, qualifications etc.

What to do now

If you're interested in this role, apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV.

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