5 of 5 Contract Cloud Security Jobs in the North of England

to join a 6 month contracting within the public sector.Inside IR35Till 13th March 2026Onsite aspect in Newcastle £466 per day Tech stack Minimum 2 years of professional experience in cloud security, specifically within AWS environments, demonstrating a track record of implementing and managing comprehensive security strategies. Experience leading projects with a focus on cloud security, showing capability in managing resources, timelines, and stakeholder expectations. A commitment to continuous professional development, staying abreast of new AWS services, security trends, and techniques in cloud security. Experience and technical skills: AWS Security Services Proficiency: Deep understanding and hands-on experience with AWS security services such as AWS GuardDuty, AWS Inspector, AWS CloudTrail, AWS … Config, and Service Control Policies (SCPs). Knowledge of cloud security frameworks, best practices, and industry standards. Familiarity with the AWS Well-Architected Framework, especially the Security Pillar, to build secure and resilient cloud applications Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with IaC tools like AWS CloudFormation or Terraform to automate the deployment of AWS resources securely More ❯

Security Assurance Specialist - Manchester We are looking for an Security Assurance Specialist for a client of ours who are a major player behind the smart meter rollout in the UK, building secure infrastructure to support the mass rollout of smart meters across the country. The role is responsible for working with project teams, including architects, analysts, technical designers … and business users to ensure that projects are delivered securely, protecting customer, company and employee data and ensuring compliance with the Information Security policies and standards. Responsibilities: Provide end to end engagement on a wide range of business projects, ensuring security is built in and customer, company, and employee data is protected. Liaise with the Security Architects … and wider team to provide technical requirements to ensure projects deliver secure solutions Work with the Security Business Partners to scope, arrange and support penetration testing and vulnerability testing and track remediation to a close Articulate risk in technical and non-technical terminology so that it can be interpreted by Information Technology and business individuals Skills: Recognised qualifications include More ❯

Senior Cloud Platform Engineer - GCP/Kubernetes Contract - 6 months Remote Outside IR35 £600-650 per Day ASAP start Our client is looking for 2 Cloud Platform Engineers to join on a contract basis to help as part of a project that will have huge impacts in the training on AI worldwide. Skills/Experience Strong experience managing … large-scale Kubernetes clusters Hands-on knowledge of Kubernetes tooling (Helm, kustomize) Familiarity with GitOps and tooling such as ArgoCD Proven expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), particularly GKE Experience using Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning Programming ability in Python and/or TypeScript Ability to produce clear, developer-friendly documentation and self-service tooling A collaborative mindset and … and workflows to simplify and speed up developer operations Building infrastructure solutions that enable secure, reliable deployments Providing technical guidance on GCP and Kubernetes to other teams Desirable Multi-cloud experience (e.g. AWS, CDK) Previous work with cloud compliance standards Familiarity with observability tools such as Datadog Experience applying cloud security best practices InterQuest Group is More ❯

Sheffield, however Birmingham and Edinburgh office locations may also be considered. The initiative is part of the banks ransomware and data protection strategy, with the core mission of safeguarding cloud data (AWS/GCP) against ransomware attacks by creating tamper-proof, immutable copies of critical data. This role requires strong software engineering expertise in Golang and cloud-native … Focus: Engineer secure, tamper-proof data solutions across AWS and GCP. Support the ransomware protection strategy through platform and service design. Collaboration & Delivery: Work closely with Architecture, DevOps, and Security teams. Contribute to a small, agile delivery team with high visibility and impact. Problem Solving: Perform root cause analysis, resolve incidents, and address performance bottlenecks. Key Requirements Core Background … Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, with 5+ years in software development for large-scale distributed systems. Technical Proficiency: Languages: Golang (must-have), Python. Cloud: AWS & GCP (IAM, KMS, storage, native services). Databases: PostgreSQL, NoSQL. Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, serverless, Terraform. Security & Compliance: Strong grounding in encryption, authentication, cloud security principles, and experience working in regulated More ❯

onsite (Some onsite work will be required -London and Glasgow may also be options). Rate: £400 per day - PAYE via Umbrella Only Key Skills/requirements Deploy comprehensive cloud infrastructure for various products, including Astronomer Airflow and AccelData environments. Facilitate cross-functional integration between vendor products and other systems, such as data lakes, storage, and compute services. Establish … best practices for cloud security, scalability, and performance. Manage and configure vendor product deployments, ensuring the setup and maintenance of environments. Ensure high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance of Airflow clusters. Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging for Airflow and related components. Perform upgrades and patches for platform-related components. Oversee capacity planning, resource allocation, and optimization of Airflow … workers. Maintain and configure integrations with source control systems (e.g., GitHub, GitLab) for version control. Collaborate with cloud providers (e.g., AWS) for pipeline integration and scaling requirements. Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements, including re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, optimizing data delivery, and automating manual processes. Develop infrastructure for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from More ❯