Full-Time Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Purpose of your roleAs a Senior Cyber Security Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining security solutions across a complex cloud-based infrastructure hosted on AWS, Azure and GCP.
In a lean, high-impact team, you will work across cloud security engineering, network architecture, and security tool management to protect the company’s global financial platforms and services.
This role requires strong hands-on experience, proactive risk mitigation, and close collaboration with technology engineering teams.

What you doKey responsibilities include, but are not limited to;

1. Design, implement, and manage security controls across cloud environments like AWS, Azure and GCP, with primary focus on AWS
2. Configure and maintain security tools such as SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, CASB, DLP, and CSPM platforms.
3. Collaborate on threat modelling and risk assessments for cloud-based and hybrid workloads.
4. Drive continuous security improvements and automation through Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines.
5. Analyse security alerts, logs, and events; support incident response and forensic investigations.
6. Review and contribute to security architecture, network segmentation, and secure system design.
7. Define and enforce IAM best practices, including privilege management and role-based access controls.
8. Partner with other teams and team members to meet regulatory and audit requirements (e.g., ISO 27001).
9. Mentor junior team members and provide subject matter expertise to cross-functional teams.
10. Participate on resolution of security incidents.
11. Contribute to the overall upliftment of Cyber Security posture of the company.

What you bring

QualificationsBachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
Security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, OSCP, GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer, or AWS Security Specialty preferred.
10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a strong focus on cloud security engineering.

Knowledge, skills, experienceDeep understanding of AWS, and some knowledge of Azure and GCP security services, IAM, encryption, logging, and networking.
Proficiency in configuring and integrating security tools such as SIEMs, EDR, CSPM, DLP and cloud-native security tools.
Experience with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD security integration.
Extensive experience in TCP/IP networking, DNS, firewalls, VPNs, proxies, and secure connectivity models.
Familiarity with modern security frameworks and threat models (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, CIS Controls).
Hands-on experience with incident response, security investigations, and log analysis.
Ability to assess security architectures and advise on secure cloud-native designs.
Scripting and automation skills are a strong plus.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex security topics to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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