Cloud Security Engineer


Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary:	£450 to £550 a day
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SW1 1PA
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	14 Sept 2026

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Summary

Cloud Security Engineer

Contract | Remote (UK Based) | £450 - £550 per day (Inside IR35) | 12-Month Contract

Your New Company

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Cloud Security Engineer to join a leading consultancy supporting a large-scale enterprise cloud environment. You'll join a collaborative security team responsible for enhancing cloud security capabilities, strengthening cyber resilience, and driving continuous security improvement across modern cloud platforms.

Your New Role

As a Cloud Security Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining and optimising cloud security operations across AWS and cloud-native environments. Working as a subject-matter expert within a Palo Alto security ecosystem, you will help improve threat detection, reduce security risk, enhance Zero Trust controls, and support the ongoing evolution of cloud security technologies.

Key responsibilities will include:

Operating and optimising Cortex Cloud and Cortex XSIAM platforms

Developing and tuning threat detection rules and automated response playbooks

Supporting incident response activities, including investigation and remediation

Managing Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) capabilities

Improving Kubernetes and container security posture

Supporting Prisma Access and secure remote access technologies

Driving security automation, integrations, and policy-as-code initiatives

Collaborating with cloud engineering and cybersecurity teams to implement security improvements

Contributing to Zero Trust architecture and security governance initiatives

What You'll Need to Succeed

Strong experience with Cortex XSIAM and Cortex Cloud

Experience with CSPM and KSPM platforms

Prisma Access and secure access technologies

AWS security services and cloud-native security controls

Kubernetes and container security

Threat detection, threat hunting, and incident response

Security automation and orchestration

Zero Trust security architecture

Palo Alto security technologies, including NGFW and Panorama

SIEM technologies and API integrations

Desirable Skills

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security

Security automation scripting

Advanced threat detection engineering

Experience supporting enterprise cloud transformation programmes

Exposure to complex managed security environments

What You'll Get in Return

Fully remote UK-based contract

Long-term 12-month engagement

Competitive day rate of £450 - £550 per day (Inside IR35)

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud security technologies

Collaborative and highly skilled security environment

Exposure to enterprise-scale cloud security programmes

What You Need to Do Now

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