Principal Cloud Security Engineer (Cybersecurity)

Location: London-based hybrid role; candidates must have the right to work in the UK

Company

hirify.global operates a cyber consulting practice focused on delivering cloud security programmes and advising clients across multiple industries.

What you will do

• Design and deliver secure, resilient, and scalable architectures across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud environments.
• Advise on enterprise cloud transformation, migration, and modernisation from strategy through implementation.
• Help clients establish DevSecOps practices across CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud-native engineering.
• Lead cloud security governance, architecture assurance, remediation, and control optimisation initiatives.
• Conduct security architecture reviews, threat modelling, risk assessments, and cloud security maturity assessments.
• Contribute to the growth of the Cloud Security practice and influence senior client stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in cloud security or related disciplines.
• Proven experience delivering complex cloud security programmes in enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms, identity and access management, network security, data protection, and security operations.
• Current experience designing and implementing secure architectures across AWS and Microsoft 365.
• Deep understanding of modern security frameworks and Zero Trust principles.
• Right to work in the UK is required.

Nice to have

• Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform experience.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and client-facing consulting skills.
• Experience leading teams in complex delivery environments.
• CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, or equivalent certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible balance of home and office working in London.
• Collaborative, supportive, and technically strong consulting environment.
• 5% employer pension contribution.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, private medical insurance, and life insurance worth four times annual salary.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and access to the Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Opportunities for professional growth, leadership, and career progression.

Hiring process

• Rolling interviews are conducted, so positions may close once a suitable candidate is found.