Security Platform Engineer

Title: Security Platform Engineers x3 Salary: Up to £80,000 up to 30% bonus 18% pension Contract: Permanent – Hybrid (1 day/week in Paddington, London) Sector: Retail & E-commerce We’re helping a household UK brand build a new Security Platform Team. We’re hiring three hands-on engineers who can advise on PaaS/SaaS security (with occasional implementation), learn new platforms quickly, and explain them clearly to wider tech teams. What you’ll do Advise on identity & trust: least privilege, zero-trust, SSO/OIDC/SAML/JWT, RBAC/ABAC/PBAC across Microsoft/Entra & Azure, Google/Workspace and Atlassian (Jira/Confluence). Improve API & database security patterns and baselines (incl. MongoDB Atlas). Build light automation with Terraform (IaC) and Python/Bash to codify baselines and checks; add lightweight controls into CI/CD (e.g. GitHub Actions). Run access/config reviews, document guardrails/standards, and share knowledge with product, platform and data teams. Consider threats (DDoS, brute force, exfiltration, spoofing) and recommend pragmatic mitigations. Where needed, get hands-on to implement or harden services and landing zones (e.g. Atlas). What you’ll bring Solid platform/IAM security principles and experience advising engineers/stakeholders. Practical Terraform and scripting (Python/Bash) to automate repeatable security tasks. Working knowledge of API security (gateway policies, authN/Z, token handling) and database security (roles/RBAC, network, backups, encryption). Ability to learn new services fast and explain them simply; clear, concise communication. Nice to have (each role will cover different strengths) MongoDB/Atlas security and reference architectures/landing zones. Atlassian Cloud hardening (Jira/Confluence), Google Workspace security, Proofpoint (email security). Azure guardrails (Entra/Conditional Access, Azure Policy/PaC), Kubernetes context for platform integrations. Experience integrating CNAPP/CSPM or SIEM/SOAR signals into advisory workflows. Why join Shape a green-field Security Platform capability with real impact across dozens of teams. Modern stack, supportive culture, funded training/certifications and clear progression. Competitive package: up to £80k base, 30% bonus, 18% pension. Click “Apply” now or for further details, please contact Matthew@infosecpeople.co.uk