Cloud Security Engineer

Position Available : Cloud Security Engineer

Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.
Location : Oxfordshire (1 day per week in office)
Salary : £50,000 - £62,000
Experience needed : Experience building and supporting cloud security solutions within AWS environments, with hands-on exposure to Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and security tooling.
About our Team
We're looking for a Security Engineer to join our Security Engineering team, helping to build, deploy, and support the security tooling that protects large-scale cloud platforms.
This is a hands-on role focused on AWS, Infrastructure as Code, automation, and DevSecOps practices. You'll work closely with security, cloud, and software engineering teams to improve security, reliability, and operational efficiency across the organisation's technology estate.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform
Develop and support CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
Deploy, configure, and maintain security tooling across cloud environments
Work with engineering teams to improve security, reliability, and operational resilience
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
Support incident response, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement activities
Contribute to automation initiatives and security-by-design practices
Requirements
Experience working with AWS cloud environments
Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines, xkybehq ideally using GitHub Actions
Knowledge of security tooling such as SIEM, EDR, DLP, IDS/IPS, or vulnerability management platforms
Scripting experience using Python, Shell, or similar languages
Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch or New Relic
Understanding of DevOps, Agile, and cloud security best practices
Strong communication and collaboration skills
If you'd like to learn more or register your interest, hit apply as we'd love to hear from you!

Job Details

Company
Henderson Scott
Location
Cowley, Devon, UK
Posted