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Security Engineer

Henderson ScottCowley, Oxford🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 12 Jul 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
£50k - £55k/yr
Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Position Available: Security Engineer (DevSecOps)

Location: Oxfordshire

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000

Experience needed: Experience building and supporting cloud security solutions within AWS environments, with hands-on exposure to Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and security tooling.

About our Team

We're looking for a Security Engineer to join our Security Engineering team, helping to build, deploy, and support the security tooling that protects large-scale cloud platforms.

This is a hands-on role focused on AWS, Infrastructure as Code, automation, and DevSecOps practices. You'll work closely with security, cloud, and software engineering teams to improve security, reliability, and operational efficiency across the organisation's technology estate.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform
  • Develop and support CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
  • Deploy, configure, and maintain security tooling across cloud environments
  • Work with engineering teams to improve security, reliability, and operational resilience
  • Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
  • Support incident response, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement activities
  • Contribute to automation initiatives and security-by-design practices

Requirements

  • Experience working with AWS cloud environments
  • Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
  • Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines, ideally using GitHub Actions
  • Knowledge of security tooling such as SIEM, EDR, DLP, IDS/IPS, or vulnerability management platforms
  • Scripting experience using Python, Shell, or similar languages
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch or New Relic
  • Understanding of DevOps, Agile, and cloud security best practices
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills

If you'd like to learn more or register your interest, hit apply as we'd love to hear from you!


Skills

Shell
AWS
New Relic
Agile
GitHub Actions
Python
Terraform

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