Salary: £80,000 - 100,000 per year Requirements: Strong experience in DevSecOps, cloud security, or infrastructure security functions. Hands-on knowledge of modern CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling. Proven background securing AWS environments (Azure or GCP is also valuable). Practical experience with security scanning, vulnerability tooling, and tuning to improve accuracy. Proficiency in automation or scripting languages such as Python or Bash. Experience delivering infrastructure through IaC tooling such as Terraform or CloudFormation. Knowledge of securing containerised environments and orchestration platforms (preferred). Experience working within assurance-focused frameworks including ISO 27001, SOC 2, or NIST (preferred). Familiarity with automated governance and policy-driven cloud controls (preferred). Exposure to investigative, detection, or security operations workflows (preferred). Industry security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or GSEC (beneficial). Cloud-focused qualifications like AWS Security Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Security Engineer Associate, or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer (beneficial). DevOps and automation-related certifications such as Terraform Associate, CKA/CKAD, or Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) (beneficial). Compliance and governance accreditations including ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Lead Auditor, CompTIA Security, or NIST-aligned training (beneficial). Relevant computing or cybersecurity degree (BSc/MSc) or equivalent practical experience (beneficial). Responsibilities: Introduce protective validation steps throughout software delivery workflows, covering code quality, open-source components, and container images. Engineer automated mechanisms that streamline compliance reporting and reduce operational overhead. Enforce policy-driven safeguards within infrastructure deployment processes. Improve credential management approaches and mature access governance practices. Assist in reviewing weaknesses across applications and infrastructure and support risk-based prioritization. Partner with engineering teams to resolve issues efficiently and pragmatically. Refine detection tooling by tuning logic and reducing unnecessary or inaccurate alerts. Strengthen visibility across systems through improved log pipelines, alerting pathways, and monitoring strategies. Contribute to updating response guidelines, runbooks, and incident-handling materials. Support initiatives aimed at enhancing defensive posture and operational robustness across platforms. Technologies: AI AWS Architect Azure Bash CI/CD Cloud DevSecOps DevOps GCP Support Kubernetes Python Security Terraform More: We are a leading AI innovator in Cambridge, shaping the future of intelligent automation. Our organization emphasizes engineering excellence and security maturity as pivotal to our growth. This is a rare opportunity to be part of a high-growth technical environment, working in a hybrid model where you will be on-site in Cambridge three days a week. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer, offering a competitive salary between £80,000 to £100,000 depending on experience. last updated 17 week of 2026