
Xcede
Cloud Security Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £70,000 - 75,000 per year
Requirements:- Experience designing and implementing secure cloud architectures across Azure and AWS
- Experience improving cloud security posture using CNAPP, CSPM and CWPP technologies
- Experience securing Kubernetes and containerised workloads
- Experience implementing Zero Trust principles across cloud environments
- Experience working with DevOps teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines
- Experience supporting vulnerability management and remediation activities
- Experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Experience with Prisma Cloud
- Experience with CyberArk
- Experience with SailPoint
- Experience with Terraform
- Experience with GitHub Actions
- Experience with GitLab CI/CD
- Experience with Azure DevOps
- Design and implement secure cloud architectures across Azure and AWS
- Deploy and manage cloud-native security controls
- Improve cloud security posture using CNAPP, CSPM and CWPP technologies
- Secure Kubernetes and containerised workloads
- Implement Zero Trust principles across cloud environments
- Work with DevOps teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines
- Support vulnerability management and remediation activities
- AWS
- Azure
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- DevOps
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Support
- Kubernetes
- Prisma
- Security
- Terraform
More:
We are offering a 6-month initial contract for a Cloud Security Engineer. This is an Inside IR35 role with remote working and occasional travel. You will work alongside our infrastructure, platform and DevOps teams to help keep our cloud environments secure, compliant and resilient while supporting large-scale transformation programmes.
last updated 31 week of 2026
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Xcede
South East London
IT
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£72,500
This role
£60,000
UK median
This salary is 21% above the UK median for Software Engineers (£60,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks