About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading global Tier 1 financial institution undergoing a major transformation of its technology landscape. We are seeking experienced IAM Security Engineers to join a Tier 1 Global Bank, designing and implementing secure Identity & Access Management solutions across AWS and GCP cloud platforms. This role focuses on cloud security engineering, automation, Infrastructure as Code and secure software delivery.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, Engineering and Application teams to define and implement IAM roles and policies.
- Design and implement IAM security controls aligned with enterprise cloud security standards.
- Build automation and reusable libraries enabling self-service IAM provisioning.
- Deliver IAM solutions using CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and validation.
- Develop secure cloud-native IAM solutions across AWS and GCP.
- Develop and secure REST and SOAP APIs.
- Contribute to DevOps and Agile delivery practices.
Requirements
- Minimum 6 years’ IT experience, including at least 4 years within Cyber Security/Information Security.
- Minimum 3 years’ hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP cloud-native services.
- Experience designing enterprise security solutions within Financial Services or other complex global organisations.
- Strong knowledge of cloud IAM security models.
- Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools including Terraform and CloudFormation.
- Demonstrated expertise in Threat Modelling methodologies such as STRIDE, PASTA or MITRE ATT&CK/ATLAS.
- Strong understanding of authentication, authorisation, encryption, logging & monitoring, infrastructure security and network segmentation.
- Ability to design and review secure technical architectures.
- Strong understanding of SDLC and CI/CD pipelines.
- Hands-on Python coding experience (Java or Go also considered).
- Experience with automated testing frameworks such as PyTest, Behave or JUnit.
- Experience developing secure REST and SOAP web services.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently.
- Experience working within Agile and DevOps environments.
Skills
- AWS
- GCP
- IAM
- Cloud Security
- Automation
- Infrastructure as Code
- Secure Software Delivery
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- STRIDE
- PASTA
- MITRE ATT&CK/ATLAS
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Encryption
- Logging & Monitoring
- Infrastructure Security
- Network Segmentation
- SDLC
- CI/CD pipelines
- Python
- Java
- Go
- PyTest
- Behave
- JUnit
- REST APIs
- SOAP APIs
- Agile
- DevOps
Location
- London
- Belfast
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Contract
Experience Level
- Minimum 6 years’ IT experience
- At least 4 years within Cyber Security/Information Security
- Minimum 3 years’ hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP cloud-native services
Education Level
- Associate or Professional AWS or GCP Cloud Certification (mandatory)
- Associate or Professional Cyber Security Certification (mandatory)
- CISSP, AWS Security Specialty or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer desirable
Salary/Compensations
- £90,206 + £10,887 holiday pay
About the Company
- Leading global Tier 1 financial institution undergoing a major transformation of its technology landscape.
