Cloud Security Analyst (AWS/Azure) – CSPM & Risk

PowerToFly; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa in London is seeking a detail-oriented Cyber Security Analyst to assess platforms, identify security risks, and improve the organisation’s security posture across cloud environments (AWS/Azure) with a strong CSPM focus.

You will partner with engineering, DevOps and product teams to define remediation plans, validate controls, and contribute to secure-by-design practices in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity, cloud security, platform security, or risk assessment roles.
• Hands-on experience performing technical security assessments across cloud or platform environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud security concepts (IAM, network security, logging, encryption, secrets management, workload protection).
• Experience using CSPM tools and security technologies such as vulnerability scanners, SIEM, CNAPP, or configuration assessment platforms.

Responsibilities

• Conduct security assessments of platforms, applications, and cloud environments to identify risks, misconfigurations, and control weaknesses.
• Use CSPM, vulnerability management, and related security tools to continuously monitor cloud and platform security posture.
• Review configurations across cloud services, infrastructure, identity, networking, containers, and platform components against security baselines and best practices.
• Analyse findings from security tools and prioritise remediation based on risk, exploitability, and business impact.
• Partner with engineering, DevOps, infrastructure, and product teams to define practical remediation plans and track closure of identified issues.
• Support secure design and architecture reviews for new and existing platforms.
• Validate that security controls are implemented effectively and aligned with organisational policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in developing and maintaining security assessment methodologies, procedures, standards, and reporting templates.
• Prepare clear, concise reports and dashboards summarising risks, trends, exceptions, and remediation progress for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the organisation’s cloud and platform security capabilities, including automation opportunities and tool optimisation.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Cloud security

Platform security

Risk assessment

CSPM tools

Vulnerability scanners

SIEM

CNAPP

IAM

Incident response

Tools

CSPM tools

Vulnerability scanners

SIEM

CNAPP

Job description

Visa in London is seeking a detail-oriented Cyber Security Analyst to assess platforms, identify security risks, and improve the organisation’s security posture across cloud environments (AWS/Azure) with a strong CSPM focus.

You will partner with engineering, DevOps and product teams to define remediation plans, validate controls, and contribute to secure-by-design practices in a hybrid work setting.