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# Cloud Security Engineer

- **Company:** Adecco
- **Location:** Warwickshire, UK
- **Salary:** £65,000.0 - £75,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Identity and Access Management, Microsoft Security Essentials
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adecco.com/en-gb/job-search/cloud-security-engineer-warwick-warwickshire/broadbean_634141793183235

## About the Role

* Proven experience in a Cloud Security, Cyber Security or Security Engineering role.
 * Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure security.
 * Good understanding of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security.
 * Experience with Microsoft Defender and broader Microsoft security technologies.
 * Knowledge of identity and access management, including Conditional Access.
 * Experience working with cloud security monitoring and posture management tools.
 * Ability to interpret security findings and drive meaningful remediation activities.
 * Comfortable operating across a broad range of security responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
 * Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

## Description

My client is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join a growing cyber security function responsible for securing and enhancing enterprise cloud environments. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working across a broad range of cloud security disciplines, driving security improvements, and helping shape security best practices across modern cloud platforms.

The successful candidate will play a key role in identifying security risks, improving security posture, and ensuring cloud technologies are deployed and operated securely across Azure and GCP environments., * Drive security improvements across cloud infrastructure and services.

 * Monitor, investigate and remediate cloud security risks and vulnerabilities.
 * Manage and optimise cloud security tooling, ensuring alerts and findings are effectively interpreted and actioned.
 * Administer and enhance Microsoft security technologies, including Microsoft Defender.
 * Implement and maintain Conditional Access policies and identity security controls.
 * Work closely with infrastructure, cloud and engineering teams to embed security best practices.
 * Support security governance, compliance and risk management activities.
 * Contribute to incident response and security investigations where required.
 * Help develop and improve security standards, procedures and controls.