UK AWS Cloud Security Engineer - Hybrid, Stock & Bonus

identifi Global Resources; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6-8% bonus

Stock options

Private medical insurance

Pension

Job summary

identifi Global Resources in Manchester is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Security Engineer to own day-to-day security of the UK AWS environment. You will work with Cybersecurity, DevOps, Infrastructure and other engineering teams in a hybrid model, ensuring strong security controls and rapid remediation of risks.

You will monitor threats, coordinate security incidents, and advise on security implications of cloud changes for new services, with on-call rotation and local office involvement as

Qualifications

• Around five or more years in cybersecurity with hands-on AWS security experience.
• Strong practical AWS cloud security experience and ability to own security controls.
• Experience with vulnerability assessment, prioritisation and remediation.
• Experience handling security incidents and coordinating with teams.
• Familiarity with AWS-native security services like GuardDuty and CloudTrail.
• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day security of the UK AWS environment alongside Cybersecurity and DevOps teams.
• Maintain and improve AWS security controls and cloud security posture.
• Identify vulnerabilities and drive remediation based on real-world risk.
• Monitor emerging threats and translate them into practical actions.
• Support security incidents as UK security point of contact and coordinate with US team.
• Advise on security implications of cloud changes and new services.

Skills

AWS Cloud Security

GuardDuty

CloudTrail

Vulnerability Assessment

Incident Response

Communication

DevOps Collaboration

Tools

Terraform

SIEM

Job description

identifi Global Resources in Manchester is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Security Engineer to own day-to-day security of the UK AWS environment. You will work with Cybersecurity, DevOps, Infrastructure and other engineering teams in a hybrid model, ensuring strong security controls and rapid remediation of risks.

You will monitor threats, coordinate security incidents, and advise on security implications of cloud changes for new services, with on-call rotation and local office involvement as