AWS Security Engineer
Posted 2 days ago by Atrium Workforce Solutions UK Limited
£619 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The role of Security Engineer focuses on leveraging AWS expertise to develop and maintain security platforms for cloud applications and pipeline security within the healthcare technology sector. The position requires collaboration with engineering and architecture teams to integrate security into development processes, ensuring secure delivery through automation and monitoring. Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK, as sponsorship is not available. The engagement is classified as inside IR35 with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Security Architects and internal teams to deliver security initiatives
- Work with engineers and solution architects to define secure technical requirements
- Develop delivery plans and manage task execution
- Identify and remediate security vulnerabilities across applications and infrastructure
- Perform vulnerability testing, risk analysis, and security assessments
- Produce security documentation, standards, and guidelines
- Recommend improvements to enhance detection, response, and risk mitigation
- Ensure adherence to information security policies and technical standards
- Integrate security tooling into CI/CD pipelines and development workflows
- Implement monitoring and guardrails to ensure secure application delivery
Key Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience in security engineering
- Experience working within a security tooling or SOC environment
- Strong understanding of secure development practices within CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with source control and development platforms (eg GitHub, Azure DevOps)
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to implement security controls within development environments
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks and security standards
- Experience with threat modelling and dynamic security testing
- Strong Scripting skills (Python, Bash or similar)
- Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure security configuration
- Experience implementing security automation
- Knowledge of security technologies including SIEM, SOAR, IDS, WAF, and vulnerability management tools
- Experience with SIEM platforms, including ELK stack
- Strong software development capability
Salary (Rate): £618.93 per day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Security Engineer - AWS
Duration: 12 months
Location: London, UK
Onsite requirements: Hybrid - 2/3 days a week onsite
Engagement Type: Inside IR35
Day Rate: £450.33 per day (PAYE)/£618.93 per day (Umbrella)
Right to Work Requirement: Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available for this role.
Atrium Global is partnering with a client in the healthcare technology sector, supporting the delivery of secure, innovative software solutions used across the UK healthcare ecosystem.
Job Overview
We are seeking a Security Engineer with strong AWS expertise to support the development and maintenance of security platforms, with a focus on cloud applications and pipeline security.
You will work within the security function to design, develop, and configure security tooling across both customer-facing environments and internal infrastructure. This role involves close collaboration with engineering and architecture teams to embed security into development pipelines, ensuring secure delivery through automation, guardrails, and monitoring.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate with Security Architects and internal teams to deliver security initiatives
- Work with engineers and solution architects to define secure technical requirements
- Develop delivery plans and manage task execution
- Identify and remediate security vulnerabilities across applications and infrastructure
- Perform vulnerability testing, risk analysis, and security assessments
- Produce security documentation, standards, and guidelines
- Recommend improvements to enhance detection, response, and risk mitigation
- Ensure adherence to information security policies and technical standards
- Integrate security tooling into CI/CD pipelines and development workflows
- Implement monitoring and guardrails to ensure secure application delivery
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience in security engineering
- Experience working within a security tooling or SOC environment
- Strong understanding of secure development practices within CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with source control and development platforms (eg GitHub, Azure DevOps)
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to implement security controls within development environments
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks and security standards
- Experience with threat modelling and dynamic security testing
- Strong Scripting skills (Python, Bash or similar)
- Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure security configuration
- Experience implementing security automation
- Knowledge of security technologies including SIEM, SOAR, IDS, WAF, and vulnerability management tools
- Experience with SIEM platforms, including ELK stack
- Strong software development capability