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# Cloud Security Engineer

- **Company:** Adecco
- **Location:** Royal Leamington Spa, 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, SC Clearance
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5946831903

## 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
 * Must be eligible to obtain SC Clearance

## Description

* 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

Technologies:

 * Azure
 * Cloud
 * GCP
 * Support
 * Security

More:

We are seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join our growing cyber security function, which secures and enhances enterprise cloud environments across Azure and GCP. This hands-on role offers the opportunity to influence security improvements and help shape best practices across modern cloud platforms. The position is hybrid, with on-site attendance once or twice per month, and offers a salary of up to £75,000 plus benefits. Remote on-call support is part of the role, with participation expected within the first six months and a typical rota of approximately 1 in 5 or 1 in 6.