Cloud Security Engineer

Hargreaves Lansdown plc; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the investment sector is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join their Cyber Defence team in the UK. The role involves assessing cloud security implementations, managing security logs, and providing technical guidance on best practices in AWS. Embrace an opportunity with a firm committed to innovation and diversity in a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Enhanced parental leave

Pension scheme with up to 11% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Health care cash plans

Inhouse barista and deli

Qualifications

• 2 years experience with AWS native security services.
• 1 year experience with SIEM platforms.
• In-depth knowledge of tools in cloud environments for security.

Responsibilities

• Research and mitigate cloud security vulnerabilities.
• Manage AWS cloud security logging capabilities.
• Assist in designing strategies for automated security detection.

Skills

AWS native security services

Cloud security

SIEM platforms

Security logging

Technical guidance

Job description

Excited to grow your career?

Our purpose is to make it easy for people to save and invest for a better future. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at Hargreaves Lansdown.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. We'd love to hear from you!

About the role

Working as a key member of the Cyber Defence team, the Cloud Security Engineer will use a variety of tools and techniques to research, risk assess and mitigate security vulnerabilities and compliance issues across HL's Cloud estate, delivering cloud security integration projects and BAU activities. You will provide technical guidance to the HL Cloud Platforms teams, to ensure AWS security engineering best practices to securely build and scale cloud-native infrastructure and applications.

What you'll be doing

• Assist in assessing IaC designs, their implementation into production, automating where possible, and documenting solutions leveraging Amazon Web Service (AWS) and other third-party solutions.
• Assist security engineering within HLs cloud infrastructure team to build and improve security logging and native AWS tooling.
• Manage the AWS cloud security logging capabilities, ensuring these are functioning correctly at all times.
• Document the security tooling, enabling other teams to architect and build solutions which conform to the structure.
• Assist the lead cloud security engineer by providing subject matter expertise as it relates to AWS cloud platforms and emerging cloud technologies.
• Delivery of security analysis, recommendations, projects and compliance methods and practice.
• Assist in the design of a strategy to create a custom automated methodology for identifying potential security principles violations and providing increased early detection capabilities using SIEM & CSPM tools.

About you

• In-depth knowledge of tools and technologies being used in cloud environments to provide security controls and assessments of the applications.
• 2 years experience working with AWS native security services (inc. Lambda, Kenisis Firehose)
• 1 year experience using SIEM platforms.

Interview process

This will be a two-stage interview process consisting of a 30-minute introductory conversation and a technical assessment.

Working Schedule

This role is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. For this role, we offer a hybrid flexible working pattern to enable you the option of working from home and coming into the office.

Why us?

Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* and annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday**
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and outpatient care
• Health screening programme
• Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness providers and wellness coach sessions
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
• Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
• Two paid volunteering days per year

* dependant on role level

** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.