Security Platform Engineer - DV Cleared

You will work closely with platform engineers, security specialists, and cloud teams to deliver resilient, secure, and highly automated cloud infrastructure. The position is ideal for an experienced Security Platform Engineer with strong Kubernetes security expertise and a passion for cloud-native security engineering.

Security Platform Engineer Responsibilities

Design, deploy, configure, and manage cloud security platforms and tooling. Implement and maintain SIEM, IDS, and IPS technologies. Develop security monitoring, logging, and detection capabilities across Kubernetes environments. Investigate, analyse, and respond to security incidents, performing root cause analysis and remediation. Perform forensic investigations into suspicious activity and security events. Automate security workflows and operational processes using Scripting and Infrastructure as Code. Support Kubernetes platform security, workload isolation, RBAC, and network policies. Participate in an on-call rota to support security incidents and operational resilience.

Must have an Active DV Clearance, Active DV Clearance and UK nationality. Minimum five years’ experience within Security Engineering, DevSecOps, or Platform Engineering. Strong experience securing Kubernetes environments, including RBAC, workload isolation, and network policies. Experience with Kubernetes observability tools such as Falco, Prometheus, and Grafana. Strong Scripting skills using Python, Go, or Bash. Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools including Terraform, Helm, and ArgoCD. Experience deploying and supporting SIEM, IDS, and IPS technologies. Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and incident response skills. Experience with Kubernetes threat detection, anomaly detection, Istio, Linkerd, or workload identity would be advantageous. Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GSEC, or OSCP would be beneficial.

Due 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 18 weeks. LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world’s most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance.