Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Job Description:

Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Location: Salford (M50 3SP), Staines (TW18 3DZ), London (EC2R 7HJ), Leeds (LS5 3BF)

Flexible / Hybrid working options.

Permanent

Salary: from £74,400 DOE

10% Bonus+ fantastic benefits

Full time 37.5 hours

We make health happen

At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.

Right from the start you’ll become part of our digital & data strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.

As a Cloud Security expert with a strong engineering background, you’ll play a vital role in protecting Bupa’s cloud platforms and workloads throughout their lifecycle. Your technical expertise will help us embed security by design, ensuring our solutions remain resilient and secure.

Reporting to the BGIUK Lead Cloud Security Engineer, you’ll tackle complex challenges and deliver practical, secure solutions across BGIUK. You’ll be responsible for implementing and supporting key technologies, including Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), and Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP).

How you’ll help us make health happen:

• Design, implement, and maintain Cloud Security technologies, including CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, and CNAPP.

• Provide expert guidance on complex cloud security design challenges, ensuring scalable and resilient solutions.

• Integrate cloud security tools with platforms, enterprise systems, and directories such as Active Directory and MS Entra.

• Develop and implement processes for deploying, monitoring, and maintaining cloud security tooling.

• Drive continuous improvement in security controls through product management and DevOps practices.

• Configure platforms to support least privilege and RBAC, aligned with regulatory and security standards.

• Support compliance and audit activities by maintaining evidence and reporting for internal and external assurance.

• Monitor and troubleshoot cloud security tools, managing incidents and escalating high-risk issues.

• Deliver automation and optimisation using scripts, APIs, and orchestration tools to enhance security processes.

• Stay current with emerging cloud security trends, threats, and best practices.

• Collaborate with stakeholders across technology, security, compliance, and business units to strengthen cloud security posture.

• Act as a trusted advisor, promoting best practices and supporting interpretation of security findings.

• Foster a culture of innovation, agility, and continuous improvement within cloud security.

• Report on performance metrics and support policy and strategy development for cloud security.

• Mentor and coach team members, promoting professional growth and a learning culture.

• Demonstrate integrity and professionalism in handling confidential matters and decision-making.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Strong expertise in designing, implementing, and operating CSPM, CNAPP, CWPP, and CIEM tools in cloud environments (e.g., Defender for Cloud, Wiz, Prisma Cloud).

• Deep understanding of cloud security best practices, including Well-Architected Frameworks and CIS compliance.

• Proven ability to manage infrastructure as code and define cloud controls as policy.

• Hands-on experience with coding and automation tools such as Terraform, PowerShell, Python, and REST APIs.

• Degree-level education or equivalent experience in IT, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA.

• Solid knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks and security standards, including ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to communicate complex cloud security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell

• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind

• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance

• Annual performance-based bonus

• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available

• Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.