Cloud Engineer

Morson Edge (Financial Services); England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services organisation is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join their cybersecurity team. This role involves designing and building secure backend services and modern AWS infrastructure. You will need strong expertise in AWS cloud services, along with solid understanding of security principles. The position is hybrid, requiring three days a week in either London or Manchester. The ideal candidate will bridge gaps between technical and non-technical stakeholders, and contribute to a secure, scalable environment.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in AWS cloud services and infrastructure provisioning.
• Solid understanding of security principles including IAM and networking.
• Excellent communication skills to engage with all stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Automate AWS infrastructure deployment using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for microservice deployment.
• Implement DevSecOps best practices to ensure system security.

Skills

AWS cloud services

CloudFormation

Terraform

Node.js

NestJS

Cloud security principles

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

Excellent communication

Job description

Cloud Security Engineer – Permanent - Financial Services

London or Manchester (Hybrid)

A leading global financial services organisation is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join their cybersecurity team supporting the UK and Europe. In this role, you will design and build secure, scalable backend services and modern AWS infrastructure. This is a hybrid position, requiring three days per week in either the London or Manchester office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Node.js and NestJS.
• Build, deploy, and automate AWS infrastructure using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Develop, optimise, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support efficient microservice deployments.
• Implement DevSecOps best practices across IAM, networking, and compliance to ensure secure and resilient systems.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Strong expertise in AWS cloud services and extensive experience provisioning infrastructure with tools such as CloudFormation, CDK, and Terraform.
• Solid understanding of cloud security principles, including identity and access management (IAM), networking, and encryption.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Financial Services and Investment Management