AWS Security Engineer

AWS Security Engineer

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London, Greater London, England
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Computing Cloud Technology Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Cyber Incident Response Data Encryption DevSecOps Encryption Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Management Management Process Security Engineering Verification And Validation Vulnerability Vulnerability Management Vulnerability Scanning

Summary: The AWS Security Engineer role at Lucid involves leading the remediation of cloud and application vulnerabilities within the AWS environment on a 3-month initial contract. The position requires collaboration with various teams to manage the full vulnerability lifecycle, implement secure fixes, and enhance cloud security controls. The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on AWS security expertise and a pragmatic approach to security engineering. This role is suited for individuals who thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy direct collaboration with engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own end-to-end remediation of AWS and workload vulnerabilities.
  • Validate findings, assess impact and prioritise based on risk.
  • Implement fixes across infrastructure, code, containers and serverless.
  • Embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines and the SDLC.
  • Improve and automate vulnerability management processes and reporting.
  • Configure and optimise AWS native security tooling (eg Guard Duty, Security Hub, Inspector, Config).
  • Produce clear remediation guidance for engineering teams.
  • Support incident response and post-remediation validation where required.

Key Skills:

  • Strong hands-on AWS security expertise (IAM, networking, compute, storage, encryption).
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and secure configuration.
  • Proven background in DevSecOps and modern CI/CD environments.
  • Experience remediating OS/package CVEs, container images and third-party library risks.
  • Familiarity with vulnerability scanning and posture management tooling.
  • Strong collaboration skills and a delivery-focused, ownership mindset.
  • This is a hands-on role suited to a pragmatic security engineer who enjoys working directly with teams to ship secure, resilient cloud solutions at pace.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: England

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

AWS Security Engineer - London - 3-month initial Contract

Here at Lucid we are recruiting for an AWS Security Engineer on an initial 3-month contract to lead the remediation of cloud and application vulnerabilities across the AWS estate. You will take ownership of the full vulnerability lifecycle, working closely with Developers, Data Engineers and AWS Security Lead to prioritise risk, implement secure fixes and strengthen cloud security controls.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end remediation of AWS and workload vulnerabilities.
  • Validate findings, assess impact and prioritise based on risk.
  • Implement fixes across infrastructure, code, containers and serverless.
  • Embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines and the SDLC.
  • Improve and automate vulnerability management processes and reporting.
  • Configure and optimise AWS native security tooling (eg Guard Duty, Security Hub, Inspector, Config).
  • Produce clear remediation guidance for engineering teams.
  • Support incident response and post-remediation validation where required.

Key Requirements

  • Strong hands-on AWS security expertise (IAM, networking, compute, storage, encryption).
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and secure configuration.
  • Proven background in DevSecOps and modern CI/CD environments.
  • Experience remediating OS/package CVEs, container images and third-party library risks.
  • Familiarity with vulnerability scanning and posture management tooling.
  • Strong collaboration skills and a delivery-focused, ownership mindset.
  • This is a hands-on role suited to a pragmatic security engineer who enjoys working directly with teams to ship secure, resilient cloud solutions at pace.

If you are available and interested in this opportunity, please apply for further information.

Please note due to high volume of applications we are unable to contact every application. If you do not hear back from us within 7 days of sending your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

At Lucid, we celebrate difference and value diverse perspectives, underpinned by our values 'Honesty, Integrity and Pragmatism'. We are proud to provide equal opportunities in line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy and welcome applications from all suitably qualified or experienced people, regardless of personal characteristics. If you have a disability or health condition and seek support throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us via the details below.

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