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As a Senior Security Engineer in our clients Cyber practice, you will need to be able to take end-to-end ownership of securing the systems they build; embedding security into delivery pipelines and building the tooling and automation that keep complex government services safe by default. As a senior engineer, you will be expected to raise the bar on engineering practices around you; through the code and infrastructure you ship, the patterns you set, we believe security is a continuous engineering concern. Key responsibilities Build secure architectures for cloud-native systems - applying secure-by-design patterns, zero-trust principles, and least-privilege access across AWS, Azure, or GCP environments. Embed security into CI/CD pipelines , integrating SAST, DAST, SCA, and infrastructure-as-code scanning so vulnerabilities are caught before they ship, not after. Support threat modelling and design reviews with engineering teams, using structured methods (STRIDE, MITRE ATT&CK) to identify risks early and influence architecture decisions directly. Build and maintain security tooling and automation from policy-as-code and IaC guardrails (Terraform, OPA/Conftest) to custom scripts and integrations that scale good security practice across teams. Support vulnerability management by triaging findings from scanning and pentest engagements, prioritising by exploitability and impact, and applying mitigation and remediations. Support incident response readiness - building detection and alerting into systems, running exercises, and improving playbooks based on what's actually observable in the stack. Contribute to the commercial and technical health of engagements , flagging architectural risk early and surfacing opportunities to strengthen a client's security posture through better engineering, not more process. Skills, knowledge and expertise Essential Strong hands-on experience securing cloud infrastructure in AWS, Azure, or GCP, including IAM design, network security, and secrets management. Experience embedding security tooling into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, SCA, container/IaC scanning). Proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language (Python, Go, or similar) for building security automation and tooling. Experience with detection engineering, creating and managing data streams (Cribl, Kinesis) and SIEM tooling (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel, ArcSight) , or building alerting/observability for security events from across an enterprise. Experience setting up segregated and secured hypervisor environments for the testing of potentially malicious software or code. Broader Skills Desirable Certifications such as OSCP, AWS/Azure/GCP security specialty certifications, Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi) and policy-as-code enforcement (OPA, Sentinel, Checkov). Experience supporting penetration testing and vulnerability scanning, and working closely with teaming team members to mitigate or remediate findings. Working knowledge of container and Kubernetes security, image hardening, admission controls, runtime protection. Familiarity with UK government security frameworks (GovAssure, NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework, HMG SPF) Experience contributing reusable security patterns, tooling, or paved-road templates back into an engineering practice. Evidence of mentoring engineers on secure coding and secure design, including pairing, code review, or internal training. Experience co-designing solutions with engineering teams and stakeholders Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason , please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you. 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