Senior Security Engineer, Cloud

Senior Security Engineer, Cloud

Salary: up to 110,000 + bonus + benefits

Location: UK 100% Remote

This company is undergoing a major cloud transformation and is looking for a Senior Security Engineer with a specialism within Cloud to help shape and secure its modern cloud infrastructure. Youll work across engineering teams to design scalable, secure cloud infrastructure and embed best practices from day one.

Youll be joining at a pivotal time as the company invests heavily in scaling its security capabilities.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex security challenges, enjoys cross-team collaboration, and wants to influence how secure, scalable systems are built in a fast-moving, AWS native environment.

Senior Security Engineer, Cloud Responsibilities:

• Apply software development and security engineering expertise to design secure, scalable cloud solutions.
• Develop and maintain security baselines for cloud infrastructure (primarily AWS), including automation for configuration scanning and remediation.
• Act as a subject matter expert on cloud security within engineering, providing guidance during design reviews and threat modelling sessions.
• Harden Kubernetes environments and enforce secure cluster configurations.
• Secure and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code, with a focus on Terraform.

Senior Security Engineer, Cloud Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud security, with deep expertise in AWS.
• Strong background in secure infrastructure design, cloud-native security controls, and automation.
• Solid programming/scripting experience (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Go) and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• In-depth understanding of Kubernetes, service meshes, API gateways, and secure API design.
• Ability to operate independently, take ownership of security initiatives, and drive continuous improvements.

If you're passionate about cloud security and ready to help shape a more secure future, click to apply or reach out directly at j.ryan@lawrenceharvey.com.