AWS Security Engineer
Posted 7 days ago by Atrium Workforce Solutions UK Limited
£619 Per day
Inside
Remote
England, UK
Summary: The AWS Security Engineer role is a contract position focused on developing and maintaining security platforms for cloud applications and pipeline security. The engineer will work with a diverse tech stack, including Azure and AWS, to design and configure security tooling. This position requires strong communication skills and the ability to implement necessary security controls within development environments. The role is classified as inside IR35 and is available for a duration of 6 months, with remote working options.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain security platforms for cloud applications and pipeline security.
- Design, develop, and configure security tooling.
- Work with a varied tech stack, including Azure, AWS, and diverse SaaS tools.
- Implement security controls within development pipelines.
- Manage stakeholder communications at both technical and non-technical levels.
- Conduct threat modeling and dynamic security testing.
- Automate security processes and configurations.
- Utilize scripting languages for security automation.
- Ensure compliance with security standards and practices.
- Engage in software development at a senior developer level.
Key Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or relevant experience.
- 3+ years of relevant work experience in a security tooling/SOC environment.
- Experience with Cyber Security application within development pipelines.
- Understanding of source control and development platforms (e.g., GitHub, ADO).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of compliance standards and secure development practices.
- Basic threat modeling and dynamic security testing experience.
- Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).
- Experience with Azure/AWS security configuration and automation.
- Familiarity with information security concepts and technologies (e.g., IDS, SIEM, web application firewalls).
- Experience with SIEM toolsets, including the ELK stack.
- Software development abilities at a senior developer level.
Salary (Rate): £618.93 per day
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Contract Role - AWS Security Engineer - England/Remote - 6 months - Inside IR35
We are seeking for AWS Security Engineer to develop and maintain security platforms, focus on cloud applications & pipeline security. Security function to design, develop, and configure security tooling. Working with a varied tech stack, AZURE, AWS, diverse SaaS tools and technology
Role Overview:
* Job Title: AWS Security Engineer
* Location: England/Remote
* Contract Type: Contract - Inside IR35
* Sector: Healthcare.
* Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or relevant experience
* 3+ years relevant work experience
* Experience with working in a security tooling/SOC environment.
* Experience with application of Cyber Security within development pipelines.
* Understanding of source control, development platforms (GitHub, ADO, etc) and automation of deployments for tooling.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with Stakeholder management and interpersonal skills at both a technical and non-technical level
* Is able to not only understand Software Development but identify and implement the necessary security controls a developer would not have the knowledge and skills to execute
* Working knowledge of compliance standards.
* With working knowledge of secure development practices and standards.
* Basic Threat Modelling and dynamic security testing experience.
* Experience with Scripting (eg python, bash, etc) essential.
* Experience with Azure/AWS security configuration.
* Experience of security automation.
* Knowledge of information security concepts and technologies such as IDS, email gateways and desktop security products, SIEM and SOAR platforms, web application firewalls and vulnerability management tools.
* Experience of SIEM toolsets including the ELK stack essential.
* Software development abilities at a senior developer level.
Please feel free to contact myself - Daisy Nguyen ( (see below) ) at Gibbs Consulting/Atrium UK for a confidential chat to know more details about the role.
Please also note: Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.