Perfect role for a mid professional looking to grow their Cybersecurity career in Newcastle.

Cloud infrastructure keeps expanding and so does the attack surface that comes with it. A fast-growing cybersecurity startup is looking for a Cloud Security Engineer to help build protection into systems from the ground up, not bolt it on afterwards. This is a company built around a flat structure and genuine ownership, where a Cloud Security Engineer can shape how security actually gets done rather than just following someone else's playbook.

Here’s what you'll be doing:

- Design and maintain security controls across cloud environments (AWS, Azure or GCP), covering IAM, network segmentation and encryption
- Build and tune automated detection rules to catch misconfigurations and threats before they become incidents
- Run security reviews on new infrastructure and application deployments before they go live
- Investigate alerts, lead incident response when things go wrong, and write up what happened afterwards
- Work closely with engineering to bake security into CI/CD pipelines rather than treating it as a final checkbox
- Keep policies, runbooks and compliance documentation current as the environment grows

Here are the skills you'll need:

- Several years' hands-on experience securing cloud infrastructure,



with solid knowledge of at least one major provider
- Comfortable with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and scripting (Python or similar)
- Understanding of common frameworks such as CIS benchmarks, NIST or ISO 27001
- Experience with SIEM tools and incident response processes
- Able to explain technical risk to non-technical colleagues without losing the detail that matters
- Comfortable working independently and switching priorities as the business moves

Key perks and benefits:

- Salary of £52,500 to £64,500, depending on experience
- Equity in a company that's actually growing
- Hybrid working from Newcastle, with flexible schedule built around how you work best
- A genuine learning and development budget, used however helps you grow
- Remote-friendly culture when you need it

Why pursue a career in Cybersecurity?

Demand for cybersecurity skills isn't slowing down, and cloud security sits right at the centre of it. Newcastle's tech scene has grown a genuine security cluster over the past few years, and a Cloud Security Engineer here isn't short of room to progress into senior or lead positions. Few fields reward sharp, careful people as consistently as this one does.

📌 Cloud Security Engineer (Newcastle)
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📍 Newcastle