Cloud Security Engineer

Job description

Harrington Starr are supportin a global financial technology business who are bolstering their security team by hiring a Security Engineer with a focus on AWS security. This is part of a huge investment in cyber security from both a headcount and tooling perspective, with the ability to work on some cutting edge products.

A brief snapshot of the responsibilities in this role include:

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across AWS environments.
• Configure, manage, and optimise AWS GuardDuty, including alert tuning, findings‑triage workflows
• Lead cloud security monitoring, detection engineering, and the design of preventative controls.
• Incident response activities, providing technical expertise during investigations.
• Implement and manage cloud‑native security services such as AWS Security Hub, IAM, CloudTrail, and VPC security controls.
• Work closely with DevOps and engineering teams to embed security within CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure‑as‑code practices.
• Conduct cloud security architecture reviews and perform threat modelling for new platforms and services.
• Support vulnerability management initiativeacross cloud and hybrid environments.
• Contribute to compliance programmes (including ISO 27001 and SOC 2)
• Continuously assess emerging cloud security threats and recommend improvements.

Key skills needed:

• Strong understanding of cloud security principles, with a focus on AWS environments.
• Practical experience deploying, configuring, and managing Amazon GuardDuty.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS IAM, networking components (VPCs, security groups, NACLs), as well as logging and monitoring solutions.
• Experience with cloud security posture management (CSPM) and vulnerability management platforms such as Wiz, Qualys, and Rapid7.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and automation tools, including Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Solid grasp of security frameworks and regulatory standards, including NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
• Proven ability to design and implement scalable security controls in dynamic, cloud-native environments.

The role is based in central London (city) with four days a week in the office.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-04-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English