At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide expert security guidance and hands-on engineering support in cloud environments.
- Company: Leading global financial services company with a strong cyber security team.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to £65k, 25 days holiday, and hybrid working.
- Other info: Great career progression opportunities and a supportive work environment.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a real impact on cloud security.
- Qualifications: Strong cloud security knowledge and experience in security testing and controls.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
A leading financial services company is currently looking for a Cloud Security Engineer. The organisation is global and well respected in their industry. You'll be a part of a growing cyber security team, and you'll be supported throughout your career there, with strong progression opportunities available.
The role responsibilities:
- Provide expert security guidance and hands-on engineering support, working closely with teams across the business to embed effective security practices and ensure the environments are well managed and resilient.
- Own and champion the Cloud Security toolsets, acting as the subject matter expert and providing high-quality second-line support.
- Strengthen and evolve the configuration of security tooling across Vitality's cloud environments, contributing to wider Information Security initiatives and projects.
- Proactively monitor security systems and tools, leading the response to security incidents and issues; support investigations and incident response, including participation in an on-call security rota when required.
- Communicate clearly and confidently with both technical and non-technical audiences, influencing stakeholders and driving informed decision-making.
- Create and maintain clear technical documentation for system configurations, procedures, and operational processes.
- Partner closely with architecture teams to support the design and delivery of new Security Operations Centre (SOC) capabilities.
- Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of the Information Security posture, staying current with emerging threats, trends, and industry best practice.
You will need:
- Strong knowledge of cloud security across modern environments.
- Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with attack methodologies and security testing.
- Experience across penetration testing (application and network), AppSec, wireless security and vulnerability management.
- Experience implementing and managing security controls (e.g. DLP, patching, RBAC, PAM, AV, DDoS mitigation, web proxy, vulnerability management).
- Understanding of Information Security principles, frameworks and regulatory requirements (e.g. ISO27001, FCA, PRA, ICO).
- Working knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and build/integration tools (e.g. Maven, Jenkins, Chef, TFS).
- Effective communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts and impacts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to work both alone and collaboratively within a team.
What you'll get in return:
This role is available for hybrid working with a typical requirement to work 2 days per week in the Bournemouth office. Good salary, up to the £65k mark. 25 days holiday plus.
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