Security Platform Engineer, UK Security Operations

Apigee; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Apigee is seeking a security-focused engineer for an on-site role in the UK. You will contribute to securing cloud-native platforms, managing policies, and enabling safe DevSecOps practices.

The role requires a strong background in Kubernetes security, scripting, and IaC, with DV clearance or eligibility. Office locations include London or Wiltshire, with a five-day in-office schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/InfoSec.
• Minimum 5 years in security engineering, DevSecOps, or platform engineering.
• Experience with Python, Go, or Bash scripting.
• Experience with Kubernetes security including RBAC, network policies, and observability tools (Falco, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Experience with Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD for infrastructure-as-code.
• DV UK security clearance or ability to obtain it.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

5 years security engineering

Python

Go

Bash

Kubernetes security

IaC tools

DV clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Terraform

Helm

ArgoCD

Job description

info_outline X Must be a British citizen to meet compliance and security clearance requirements. Office location can either be a satellite site in Wiltshire, or London. This is an on-site position, requiring a standard five day per week schedule in the office

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's 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), and network policies, containerisation, orchestration, and Kubernetes observability tools (e.g., Falco, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools (e.g., Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD).
• Active, or the ability to obtain, a Developed Vetting (DV) UK security clearance.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certifications in Security (e.g., GSEC, CISSP, CISM, OSCP).
• Experience with Kubernetes threat detection and anomaly detection.
• Experience with service mesh security concepts (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) and workload identity.
• Experience in detection engineering, logging pipeline development, or SIEM tuning in containerised environments.
• Experience in contributing to security-focused open-source projects or internal security platform tooling.