Cloud Security Engineer (Azure/M365) SC Clearance needed Remote + Client Visits We're working with a growing, security-focused organisation that is investing heavily into its cloud security capability and looking to bring in a Cloud Security Engineer to support both internal platforms and client environments. This role will sit within a cloud SecOps function, focused on strengthening security posture, responding to threats, and implementing best-practice controls across modern Microsoft environments.
Salary:
£ Package:
Competitive with up to 31 days annual leave + expenses paid (overnight allowance also) Working structure:
Mostly remote with client visits, option to work in Cheltenham office if preferred.
The Role: You'll play a key role in designing, improving and maintaining cloud security across Azure and Microsoft 365, working closely with technical teams and stakeholders to ensure environments are secure, compliant and continuously improving. This is a hands-on position with a strong mix of security operations, engineering, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities: Operate within a
cloud SecOps environment, triaging and prioritising security findings Investigate and remediate
Microsoft Sentinel incidents, including root cause analysis and corrective actions Remediate
Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Defender findings
in live environments, ensuring no impact to services Translate security alerts into
clear remediation actions across Azure and M365 environments Manage and improve
cloud security posture and compliance Design, implement and maintain
Azure Policy and policy initiatives, including exemptions and tuning Configure and refine
Conditional Access policies
to strengthen identity security Manage
Azure RBAC and Entra ID roles, enforcing least-privilege access Support
Entra ID governance, including access reviews and entitlement management Configure and maintain
Intune compliance policies and endpoint security controls
aligned to Zero Trust principles Produce
documentation, runbooks and security standards
to support consistent operations Stay up to date with security best practices and apply them within the environment
Key Skills & Experience: Proven experience in
cloud security operations or SecOps environments Hands-on experience with
Azure, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Sentinel and Intune Experience remediating
Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Defender findings in live environments Strong understanding of
cloud security posture management and threat detection Experience securing
Azure environments in regulated or multi-tenant settings Ability to communicate security risks to both
technical and non-technical stakeholders
Desirable:
Microsoft certifications such as SC-200, SC-300 or AZ-500 Experience across multi-cloud environments (AWS or GCP) Formal background in cyber security, cloud engineering or similar
If this sounds like you, apply now for immediate consideration.
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