Senior Cyber Security Engineer at Scottish Government Recruitment

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• 🏢 Scottish Government Recruitment has 6 jobs here, 6 with visa sponsorship see all
• 📊 9 Security Engineer jobs in the United Kingdom in the last 60 days see them
• 🛂 Skilled Worker visa. Standard minimum salary: £41,700 a year guide
• 💡 No salary shown. Ask Scottish Government Recruitment if it is above the minimum.

Updated 2026-11-05, from our data and official sources.

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver secure cloud architectures across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments aligned to policy and best practice.
- Lead implementation of cloud security controls (IAM, encryption, logging, monitoring, vulnerability management).
- Translate policy and risk into practical cloud solutions via threat modelling, architecture reviews, and risk assessments.
- Build and maintain automated security assurance (policy-as-code, CI/CD checks, pre-commit hooks, automated testing).
- Operate and improve cloud security tooling and processes: identity lifecycle, PKI, incident response, and logging/monitoring.
- Provide senior technical consultancy, engage stakeholders, and support secure design across delivery teams.

Requirements:
- Significant experience securing cloud platforms and delivering cloud-native controls (IAM, encryption, monitoring).
- Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and embedding security into IaC workflows.
- Hands-on familiarity with OS, networking, PKI, CI/CD pipelines, and automated security tooling.
- Experience performing threat modelling, architecture reviews, audits, and risk-based guidance.
- Ability to design automated assurance, policy-as-code, and integrate security checks in delivery pipelines.
- Strong stakeholder communication skills and experience working across architecture, DevOps, and product teams.

Responsibilities

The Senior Cyber Security Engineer leads the design, implementation, and assurance of security controls across cloud platforms, applications, and infrastructure. They act as a technical authority, providing risk-based guidance and embedding security throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Requirements

Candidates must have experience implementing cloud-native security controls such as IAM, encryption, and monitoring. They should also demonstrate expertise in embedding security across the full delivery lifecycle and utilizing Infrastructure as Code tooling for automated assurance.

Key skills

• Cloud security — in 71 other listings on The Stack
• Cyber security — in 2 other listings on The Stack
• Infrastructure as code — in 273 other listings on The Stack
• Identity and access management — in 11 other listings on The Stack
• Vulnerability management — in 22 other listings on The Stack
• Risk assessment — in 20 other listings on The Stack
• Threat modelling — in 5 other listings on The Stack
• Security architecture — in 10 other listings on The Stack
• Terraform
• CloudFormation
• Networking
• PKI
• Security policy
• Incident response
• Automated security controls

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)

• Scottish Government Recruitment has 5 other listings on The Stack, 5 of them marked as offering visa sponsorship.
• 214 visa-sponsored jobs in the United Kingdom on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
• 43 visa-sponsored security engineer jobs in Europe on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.

Frequently asked questions about Scottish Government Recruitment

Is this Senior Cyber Security Engineer role still open?

It was posted on 2026-09-23. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Scottish Government Recruitment's site before applying.

Does Scottish Government Recruitment offer visa sponsorship?

This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Scottish Government Recruitment's site.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as United Kingdom. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: Cloud security, Cyber security, Infrastructure as code, Identity and access management, Vulnerability management, Risk assessment, Threat modelling, Security architecture, Terraform, CloudFormation, Networking, PKI, Security policy, Incident response, Automated security controls.