Azure Cloud Security Engineer

Salary: £70,000 - 80,000 per year

• Relevant certifications such as Azure Security Engineer, CCSP, CISSP, or CCSK are highly desirable.
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and securing cloud environments, with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Azure services.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance requirements such as GDPR, ISO 27001, and NIST, and experience implementing security controls to meet them.
• In-depth knowledge of cloud security best practices, network security, identity and access management, encryption, and secure coding principles.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps methodologies and tools to integrate security into the development process.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Defender security assessment tools, vulnerability scanning tools, and SIEM platforms.
• In-depth understanding of the Microsoft ecosystem, including hands-on experience with firewalls, IDS/IPS, load balancers, application gateways, proxies, M365, EDR, and KQL.
• Familiarity with scripting and automation toolsets, including Microsoft ARM, BICEP, PowerShell, and Python.
• Track record of designing, building, and deploying scalable, secure, and highly available security infrastructures using Azure.
• Strong proficiency in leveraging data and advanced analytics to support decision-making and continuously enhance security solutions.
• Expertise in using Azure DevOps to support efficient, collaborative development processes, including developing security solutions and updates in code.

• Evaluate new security technologies and cloud services through engineering work and security analysis, and implement selected solutions, focusing on cloud-first and cloud-native technologies.
• Develop cloud security solutions using Security as Code principles, cloud automation tooling, and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with Security Architects to define and own the cloud security strategy and maintain a continuously updated, secure environment.
• Establish cloud security best practices and develop, construct, and evaluate cloud-native services that provide guardrails for developers.
• Validate that cloud solutions meet security standards, are properly governed, and are delivered in accordance with guidelines.
• Work using agile practices and collaborate across engineering disciplines and with strategic partners to release enterprise-class cloud services.

• ARM
• Azure
• Cloud
• DevSecOps
• DevOps
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Network
• PowerShell
• Python
• Security
• microservices

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We are hiring an Azure Cloud Security Engineer for a hybrid role with one day per week on site. In this role, we focus on cloud-first and cloud-native security and the delivery of enterprise-class cloud services.

last updated 41 week of 2026