Cloud Engineer

AWS Cloud Security Engineer

Location: Farnborough / Erskine / Newcastle, UK (based on convenience)

Contract: 6 months+

Type: Inside IR35

We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Security Engineer to support the implementation and security of cloud solutions within an enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement AWS Cloud Security solutions , with strong hands-on experience across IAM, roles, policies, access controls and security best practices .
• Support secure AWS Landing Zone / multi-account environments , including account onboarding, governance and security controls.
• Develop and maintain AWS CloudFormation templates and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for secure and standardised cloud infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of AWS networking and security , including VPCs, subnets, route tables, Security Groups, NACLs, load balancing and network connectivity.
• Manage AWS operational security services including SSM / Systems Manager, Patch Manager, RDS, Auto Scaling and High Availability .
• Work with cloud administration, security, automation and troubleshooting across Linux/Windows environments , using Python, Bash, PowerShell or similar scripting languages .
• Support cloud service onboarding, including ServiceNow/SNOW Catalog , standard/custom cloud templates, Cloud Checker and Gold Services.

Essential Skills

AWS Cloud Security | IAM | Roles & Policies | AWS Networking | VPC | Security Groups | NACLs | Landing Zone | CloudFormation | IaC | SSM | Patch Manager | RDS | Cloud Administration | Python/Bash/PowerShell

Desirable

ServiceNow / SNOW Catalog | AWS multi-account environments | Cloud governance | Cloud security architecture | AWS cost management

Interested?

If this opportunity is of interest, please share your latest CV, current UK visa/right-to-work status, notice period/availability, current location and expected hourly rate .