AWS Cloud Security Ops Engineer (Hybrid Contract)

Xcede; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 619,920 - 895,440; Full time

Job summary

A leading Quant Trading firm is seeking an experienced Cloud Security Operations Engineer to join on a contract basis. This hybrid role requires expertise in AWS, focusing on operational security tasks, monitoring alerts, and ensuring compliance. Responsibilities include managing cloud security and responding to business requests, leveraging CSPM tools. Candidates should have AWS experience, IAM knowledge, and ideally the AWS Certified Security – Specialty. Join us to enhance cloud security in a dynamic trading environment.

Qualifications

• Practical experience operating and supporting AWS cloud environments.
• Working knowledge of AWS IAM, roles, policies, and access control models.
• Experience monitoring and responding to alerts from AWS security services.
• Familiarity with cloud security posture management and vulnerability management practices.
• Ideally you will have your AWS Certified Security – Specialty.

Responsibilities

• Manage BAU cloud security activities and respond to infrastructure requests.
• Monitor alerts and ensure continuous compliance across AWS environments.
• Design and implement custom alerting rules for effective threat detection.

Skills

Practical experience operating AWS

Knowledge of AWS IAM

Monitoring alerts from AWS security services

Cloud security posture management

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

Job description

A leading Quant Trading firm is seeking an experienced Cloud Security Operations Engineer to join on a contract basis. This hybrid role requires expertise in AWS, focusing on operational security tasks, monitoring alerts, and ensuring compliance. Responsibilities include managing cloud security and responding to business requests, leveraging CSPM tools. Candidates should have AWS experience, IAM knowledge, and ideally the AWS Certified Security – Specialty. Join us to enhance cloud security in a dynamic trading environment.