Cloud Security Engineer (AWS)

TL;DR

Cloud Security Engineer (AWS): Protecting the platforms powering AI-driven customer service experiences with an accent on detection engineering, incident response, and cloud security controls. Focus on building automated security foundations, securing production environments, and integrating AI-assisted defensive capabilities into engineering workflows.

Location: Must be based in London, UK (Hybrid: expected in office at least 3 days per week).

Company

hirify.global is a leading software company providing an AI-powered customer service platform used by nearly 30,000 global businesses.

What you will do

• Design and implement secure cloud architectures across AWS environments.
• Develop detection engineering capabilities to identify and respond to attacker behavior.
• Lead cloud security investigations and participate in a shared on-call rotation.
• Build automation to improve the scalability and effectiveness of security controls.
• Partner with infrastructure teams to embed security into infrastructure-as-code and engineering practices.
• Shape the AI-first approach to security, including automated investigations and continuous monitoring.

Requirements

• Proven experience in cloud security, security engineering, or detection engineering.
• Strong experience securing and operating production AWS environments.
• Hands-on experience investigating security incidents and driving remediation.
• Strong programming skills for building automation and operational workflows.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code practices and cloud-native technologies.
• Must be able to work from the London office at least 3 days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience with CNAPP technologies or large-scale cloud security monitoring.
• Experience applying AI to threat analysis or security operations.
• Familiarity with AWS networking, identity, and security patterns.
• Experience working in large-scale SaaS environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity in a fast-growing company.
• Comprehensive health and dental insurance for you and your dependents.
• Pension scheme with up to 4% match.
• Flexible paid time off policy and generous parental leave.
• Daily catered lunches and fully stocked kitchen.
• Access to best-in-class AI tools and experimentation culture.