Location: Salford (M50 3SP), Staines (TW18 3DZ), London (EC2R 7HJ), Leeds (LS5 3BF)
Flexible / Hybrid working options.
Permanent
Salary: from £74,400 DOE
Full time 37.5 hours
We make health happen
At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.
Right from the start you’ll become part of our digital & data strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.
As a Cloud Security expert with a strong engineering background, you’ll play a vital role in protecting Bupa’s cloud platforms and workloads throughout their lifecycle. Your technical expertise will help us embed security by design, ensuring our solutions remain resilient and secure.
Reporting to the BGIUK Lead Cloud Security Engineer, you’ll tackle complex challenges and deliver practical, secure solutions across BGIUK. You’ll be responsible for implementing and supporting key technologies, including Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), and Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP).
How you’ll help us make health happen:
* Design, implement, and maintain Cloud Security technologies, including CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, and CNAPP.
* Provide expert guidance on complex cloud security design challenges, ensuring scalable and resilient solutions.
* Integrate cloud security tools with platforms, enterprise systems, and directories such as Active Directory and MS Entra.
* Develop and implement processes for deploying, monitoring, and maintaining cloud security tooling.
* Drive continuous improvement in security controls through product management and DevOps practices.
* Configure platforms to support least privilege and RBAC, aligned with regulatory and security standards.
* Support compliance and audit activities by maintaining evidence and reporting for internal and external assurance.
* Monitor and troubleshoot cloud security tools, managing incidents and escalating high-risk issues.
* Deliver automation and optimisation using scripts, APIs, and orchestration tools to enhance security processes.
* Stay current with emerging cloud security trends, threats, and best practices.
* Collaborate with stakeholders across technology, security, compliance, and business units to strengthen cloud security posture.
* Act as a trusted advisor, promoting best practices and supporting interpretation of security findings.
* Foster a culture of innovation, agility, and continuous improvement within cloud security.
* Report on performance metrics and support policy and strategy development for cloud security.
* Mentor and coach team members, promoting professional growth and a learning culture.
* Demonstrate integrity and professionalism in handling confidential matters and decision-making.
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
* Strong expertise in designing, implementing, and operating CSPM, CNAPP, CWPP, and CIEM tools in cloud environments (e.g., Defender for Cloud, Wiz, Prisma Cloud).
* Deep understanding of cloud security best practices, including Well-Architected Frameworks and CIS compliance.
* Proven ability to manage infrastructure as code and define cloud controls as policy.
* Hands‑on experience with coding and automation tools such as Terraform, PowerShell, Python, and REST APIs.
* Degree‑level education or equivalent experience in IT, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
* Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA.
* Solid knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks and security standards, including ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR.
* Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to communicate complex cloud security concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
* 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
* Bupa medical insurance as a benefit in kind
* An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
* Target bonus of 10% based on individual and company performance
* Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
* Various other benefits and online discounts
At Bupa we adhere to a structured framework when awarding any changes to salary. We believe this creates a fair and consistent approach for all colleagues looking to grow or change role. For more guidance please click HERE.
Before you apply for a vacancy, please ensure your job history on your workday profile is up to date with all your career history and achievements. This will mean the Recruitment team have all the relevant information they need to review your application.
Please be aware that if you’re successful in securing this role there may be changes to your notice period and other terms and conditions, your recruiter will be able to advise what this means for you during your application.
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
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