AWS Security Engineer

Role: AWS Cloud Security Engineer

Location: Hybrid (3 days/week onsite)

Salary: £100,000 - £120,000

Industry: Energy or Investment

Job Summary:

Seeking a passionate, hands-on AWS Cloud Security Specialist to drive innovation and collaboration across global development and DevOps teams while planning and implementing long-term strategies. This role requires a technical expert who will take full ownership of AWS security initiatives at the organizational and account levels, seamlessly integrating security into container ecosystems and next-generation infrastructure. The ideal candidate thrives in a code-driven environment, solving complex security challenges while ensuring security empowers rather than obstructs business operations at a global scale.

About client: A leading global commodity trading and logistics company that serves as one of the world's largest private industrial and energy traders

Key Responsibilities

Take full ownership of AWS security initiatives at both organizational and account levels as a hands-on technical expert

Lead day-to-day AWS environment security operations while planning and implementing long-term security strategies

Build and integrate security seamlessly into existing and next-generation container ecosystems

Collaborate closely with DevOps teams to ensure the security of new systems from design inception

Integrate security controls into existing and new DevOps CI/CD pipelines

Enhance the security of code produced by various development teams and projects

Solve complex security challenges creatively using innovative approaches

Automate security processes and systems to scale security operations

Secure containerized environments using Kubernetes and AWS container services

Implement and manage identity and access management solutions across AWS organizations

Design, implement, and run security solutions at a global scale

Drive security innovation while maintaining business enablement focus

Qualifications and Requirements:

Must Have - Deep Specialist Level:

AWS Core IT Security Principles: Expert-level understanding of fundamental security concepts and frameworks

AWS Identity Management: Advanced expertise in IAM, SSO, and identity federation

AWS Organizations: Deep knowledge of multi-account governance and security controls

AWS Environment Security: Comprehensive experience securing AWS infrastructure and services

Security Automation: Proven ability to automate security processes and systems

Container & Kubernetes Security: Expert-level container security and K8s security implementation

Programming Skills: Strong coding abilities for security automation and tooling development

Planning and Implementing Long-term Strategies for Cloud IT Security 

Must Have - Good Competence Level:

Code Repository Management: Proficient in version control and code management practices

AWS Services: core AWS services and architecture, ECR, ECS, AWS networking, AWS Secrets Manager, AWS CDK, and K8s

CI/CD Pipelines: Hands-on experience integrating security into deployment pipelines

Python Programming: Proficient in Python for automation and security tooling

Thrives in highly technical, hands-on, code-driven environments

Creative problem-solver focused on security enablement

Experience designing and running security solutions at a global scale

Strong collaboration skills for working with development and DevOps teams

To be considered, please ensure you complete your application on the Computappoint website. 

Services offered by Computappoint Limited are those of an Employment Business and/or Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy