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# Cyber Security Engineer

- **Company:** Sanderson Recruitment Plc
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £149,500.0 - £156,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Application Firewall, Cloud Computing Security, CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, DevOps, Identity and Access Management, Network Security, Akamai, Web Applications, Data Logging, Google Cloud, Software Security, Cloudflare, Devsecops
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-65D1223ABAD034E65D/

## About the Role

* Hands-on experience in Cyber Security, Cloud Security or Application Security
 * Strong knowledge of Web Application Firewalls (WAF) and API security
 * Experience with bot mitigation and protection against automated attacks
 * AWS and/or GCP security expertise
 * Understanding of IAM, network security, logging and monitoring
 * Ability to work collaboratively with DevOps, engineering and platform teams
 * Experience conducting security assessments, threat modelling and risk remediation

Desirable:

 * Cloudflare, Akamai, Imperva or similar WAF technologies
 * DevSecOps and secure-by-design practices
 * Automation and Scripting experience
 * Security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, Security+ or equivalent

## Description

You'll work closely with engineering and platform teams to embed security by design, enhance web application protection, improve cloud security posture, and defend against evolving application-layer threats.