Cloud Infrastructure Security Engineer

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd; Liverpool; Hybrid; AUD 102,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £53k–£65.5k

Equity

Hybrid work

Learning budget

Remote-friendly culture

Flat structure

Job summary

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd in Liverpool is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Security Engineer to join a fast-moving cybersecurity startup. You will design and harden cloud architectures across AWS and Azure, and integrate security into CI/CD pipelines while performing threat modelling.

Based at our Liverpool base, this hybrid role offers equity, a learning budget, flexible hours, and a flat structure with direct access to decision-makers.

Qualifications

• Solid hands-on experience securing AWS or Azure environments in production.
• Working knowledge of IAM, network segmentation, encryption and key management.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Comfort scripting in Python or similar for automation and tooling.
• Clear communication skills. You'll need to explain risk to people who aren't security specialists.
• A genuine appetite for a startup pace, where priorities shift and you pick things up fast.

Responsibilities

• Designing and hardening secure cloud architectures across AWS and Azure environments.
• Building automated security controls into CI/CD pipelines so vulnerabilities get caught before deployment, not after.
• Running threat modelling and risk assessments on new infrastructure before it goes live.
• Investigating security incidents and alerts, then closing the root cause rather than just the symptom.
• Writing and maintaining infrastructure-as-code with security baked in from the first line.
• Working directly with engineering and product teams to keep security practical, not a bottleneck.

Skills

Cloud security (AWS/Azure)

IAM & encryption

IaC tools (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Python scripting

Clear communication

Startup pace adaptability

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Cloud Infrastructure Security Engineer, Liverpool

Make your mark as a Cloud Infrastructure Security Engineer in the Cybersecurity sector, based in Liverpool.

Cloud breaches rarely start with a dramatic hack. They start with a misconfigured bucket, an overly generous IAM role, or a patch that never shipped. This growing cybersecurity startup builds tools that catch those gaps before attackers do, and it's scaling its Liverpool base to meet demand from clients who can no longer treat cloud security as an afterthought. You'll join a small, sharp team where your fixes go live the same week, not the same quarter.

Here's what you'll be doing:

• Designing and hardening secure cloud architectures across AWS and Azure environments
• Building automated security controls into CI/CD pipelines so vulnerabilities get caught before deployment, not after
• Running threat modelling and risk assessments on new infrastructure before it goes live
• Investigating security incidents and alerts, then closing the root cause rather than just the symptom
• Writing and maintaining infrastructure-as-code with security baked in from the first line
• Working directly with engineering and product teams to keep security practical, not a bottleneck

Here are the skills you'll need:

• Solid hands-on experience securing AWS or Azure environments in production
• Working knowledge of IAM, network segmentation, encryption and key management
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Comfort scripting in Python or similar for automation and tooling
• Clear communication skills. You'll need to explain risk to people who aren't security specialists
• A genuine appetite for a startup pace, where priorities shift and you pick things up fast

Key perks and benefits:

• £53,000 to £65,500, depending on experience
• Equity in a business that is actually growing
• Hybrid working from the Liverpool base, with flexible hours built around how you work best
• A proper learning and development budget, plus a remote-friendly culture when you need it
• Flat structure. No layers of approval between you and a decision

Why pursue a career in Cybersecurity?

Every company is now a target, which means demand for people who can secure cloud infrastructure properly isn't slowing down anytime soon. Liverpool has quietly built a strong cybersecurity and tech scene, and a Cloud Infrastructure Security Engineer role here puts you close to that community without the London price tag. Good practitioners in this field write their own ticket. The skills compound, and so does the pay.

This Cloud Infrastructure Security Engineer opportunity in Liverpool is brought to you by The Opportunity Hub UK.