Lead Cloud Security Engineer: Zero Trust & Automation

iO Associates; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

iO Associates is seeking a high-impact Security professional to drive security strategy in a cloud-first, AI-enabled environment. You will own key security initiatives across cloud, identity, and data, shaping resilience and tooling.

With 5+ years in security engineering/architecture, you’ll lead Zero Trust, IAM, and vulnerability programs, while influencing product and engineering teams in a hybrid London setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Security Engineering or Security Architecture.
• Hands-on security across cloud environments (AWS/GCP) and IAM.
• Experience with SIEM, Zero Trust and vulnerability management.
• Ability to design and deliver security improvements, not just run existing controls.
• Comfortable influencing stakeholders and working autonomously in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security controls across cloud, identity, endpoint, and data.
• Drive Zero Trust, IAM, vulnerability management, and detection engineering initiatives.
• Improve security visibility, automation, and cyber resilience across the business.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and IT to embed security in day-to-day operations.
• Support incident response and continuously enhance security tooling.

Skills

Security Engineering

Security Architecture

Cloud security

IAM

Entra ID

SIEM

Zero Trust

Vulnerability management

AI & automation

Job description

iO Associates is seeking a high-impact Security professional to drive security strategy in a cloud-first, AI-enabled environment. You will own key security initiatives across cloud, identity, and data, shaping resilience and tooling.

With 5+ years in security engineering/architecture, you’ll lead Zero Trust, IAM, and vulnerability programs, while influencing product and engineering teams in a hybrid London setting.