Cybersecurity & IT

Cloud Security Engineer

A Cloud Security Engineer designs, implements, and maintains the security controls that protect an organisation's cloud infrastructure — typically across AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Day-to-day work involves configuring identity and access management (IAM), reviewing infrastructure-as-code for security misconfigurations, monitoring cloud environments for threats, responding to security incidents, and working closely with DevOps and platform engineering teams to embed security into the build pipeline. The role sits at the intersection of traditional security operations and modern cloud-native engineering, requiring both an understanding of attacker techniques and the ability to build automated controls at scale. Entry-level positions often carry titles such as Junior Cloud Security Engineer, Cloud Security Analyst, or Associate Security Engineer, and typically involve supporting more senior engineers on implementation projects and monitoring tasks. The UK cloud security market is expanding rapidly as organisations complete multi-year migration programmes and face increasing regulatory scrutiny of cloud configurations. Engineers who can speak both security and infrastructure — understanding Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines as well as threat modelling and compliance frameworks — are among the most sought-after professionals in the sector.