SC Security Platform Engineer - 12 Month Contract

Security Platform EngineerLocations: London / Corsham / FarnboroughAs a Security Platform Engineer, you will play a role in designing, building, and managing cloud-native security platforms with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes-based environments. You’ll be at the intersection of security and engineering, developing scalable tooling, automating security controls, and enabling robust detection and response capabilities across our cloud infrastructure.This is a hands-on, engineering-centric role that requires deep technical expertise in cloud environments, Kubernetes security, and platform automation.ResponsibilitiesDeploy, configure, and manage cloud security platform tools and technologies, including Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS).Develop and implement security monitoring and logging strategies.Investigate and analyse security incidents, including identifying root causes, determining the scope of impact, and taking

appropriate containment and remediation actions.Perform forensic analysis to identify and investigate suspicious activity.Automate security tasks and workflows to improve efficiency and effectiveness.Preferred Qualifications (PQs)Certifications in Security (e.g., GSEC, CISSP, CISM, OSCP).Experience with Kubernetes threat detection and anomaly detection.Familiarity with service mesh security concepts (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) and workload identity.Background in detection engineering, logging pipeline development, or SIEM tuning in containerised environments.Contributions to security-focused open-source projects or internal security platform toolinDue to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the