Security Platform Engineer

Google; Greater London; On-site; GBP 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Public Sector in the UK is seeking an experienced security engineering professional to deploy and manage cloud security platforms, including SIEM and CWPP, within the UK SecOps team. The role emphasizes Kubernetes-based security and automation across cloud infrastructure.

Requirements include a 5-year background in security engineering or DevSecOps, scripting skills in Python/Go/Bash, and British citizenship with DV clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years in security engineering, DevSecOps or platform roles.
• Scripting in Python, Go or Bash.
• Experience with Kubernetes security and RBAC, network policies and observability tools (Falco, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Experience with Terraform, Helm and ArgoCD.
• DV UK security clearance or ability to obtain.
• British citizen for compliance.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure and manage cloud security platforms including SIEM, IDS/IPS and CWPP.
• Develop security monitoring and logging strategies.
• Investigate security incidents, identify root causes and containment steps.
• Perform forensic analysis of suspicious activity.
• Automate security tasks and workflows to improve efficiency.
• Deliver, operate and secure private cloud services in UK SecOps.
• Design and manage cloud-native security platforms with Kubernetes.
• Develop tooling to automate controls and enable detection/response.
• Collaborate with Incident Response and platform teams to integrate security in workflows.
• Participate in rotating on-call outside hours/weekends.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

ArgoCD

Terraform

Helm

Prometheus

Grafana

Falco

Kubernetes

Istio

Job description

Salary: £160,000 - 200,000 per year

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Security, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in security engineering, DevSecOps, or platform engineering roles.
• Experience with technical troubleshooting and scripting languages such as Python, Go, or Bash.
• Experience with Kubernetes security, including workload isolation, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), network policies, containerisation, orchestration, and Kubernetes observability tools such as Falco, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Helm, and ArgoCD.
• Active, or the ability to obtain, a Developed Vetting (DV) UK security clearance.
• Must be a British citizen to meet compliance and security clearance requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy, configure, and manage cloud security platform tools and technologies, including Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), and Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP).
• Develop and implement security monitoring and logging strategies.
• Investigate and analyse security incidents, including identifying root causes, determining scope of impact, and taking appropriate containment and remediation actions.
• Perform forensic analysis to identify and investigate suspicious activity.
• Automate security tasks and workflows to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Deliver, operate, and secure private cloud services as part of the UK Security Operations (SecOps) team.
• Design, build, and manage cloud-native security platforms with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes-based environments.
• Develop scalable tooling, automate security controls, and enable detection and response capabilities across cloud infrastructure.
• Work closely with Incident Response Engineers and platform teams to integrate security into infrastructure and operational workflows.
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule outside core business hours and over the weekend to help resolve security incidents swiftly.

Technologies:

• ArgoCD
• Bash
• Cloud
• DevSecOps
• Grafana
• Helm
• Kubernetes
• Network
• Prometheus
• Python
• RBAC
• Security
• Terraform
• Istio

More:

We are part of the UK Security Operations (SecOps) team in Google Public Sector, delivering, operating, and securing private cloud services for customers with exceptionally high security requirements. We provide the flexibility, reliability, and scalability of public cloud in a private cloud environment, supporting critical customers and working closely with Google product teams to continually improve our technology. This is an on-site role based either at our satellite site in Wiltshire or in London, with a standard five-day-per-week office schedule.

last updated 36 week of 2026