Senior Cloud Security Engineer — AWS, CI/CD & Mentorship

Elsevier; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Elsevier, in the United Kingdom, seeks an experienced software engineer to deliver secure, scalable cloud services within the Information Security & Data Protection division. You will design, build, deploy, and operate production-ready AWS solutions with monitoring, alerting, and CI/CD practices to ensure reliable releases.

In a cross-functional agile team, you will help shape engineering standards, mentor colleagues, and support continuous improvement while focusing on reputation management and

Qualifications

• Experience delivering software in AWS in production environments.
• Proficient with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Strong Python knowledge and experience with JavaScript/Node.
• Hands-on with WAF technologies and Cloudflare features.
• Solid Git, SQL and Terraform capability.
• Familiar with Linux, RESTful services, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience in Agile DevOps and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver software engineering services for secure, scalable production systems.
• Build software meeting KPIs and non-functional requirements (security, reliability).
• Set up and maintain AWS infrastructure for deployed logic.
• Develop monitoring, alerting, and dashboards to operate services.
• Maintain a high-quality engineering pipeline for predictable releases.
• Collaborate in a cross-functional Agile team and support product ownership.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to process improvements and positive change.

Skills

AWS

GitHub Actions

Python

JavaScript/Node

WAF

Cloudflare

Git

SQL

Terraform

Linux

REST APIs

CI/CD

Agile DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Elsevier, in the United Kingdom, seeks an experienced software engineer to deliver secure, scalable cloud services within the Information Security & Data Protection division. You will design, build, deploy, and operate production-ready AWS solutions with monitoring, alerting, and CI/CD practices to ensure reliable releases.

In a cross-functional agile team, you will help shape engineering standards, mentor colleagues, and support continuous improvement while focusing on reputation management and