Cloud Security Engineer

Job Description: Cloud Security Engineer POSITION SUMMARY The Cloud Security Engineer protects Gladstone's cloud platforms and services through secure design, configuration, monitoring, automation and evidence-led remediation. The role works across Azure, Kubernetes, networks, identity, workloads, data and delivery pipelines, and supports the safe adoption of AI-enabled systems and operational tooling. AI-ENABLED WORKING AI-enabled working is a core expectation of this role. The role holder will use approved AI tools and automation to improve quality, speed, insight and consistency; validate outputs before acting on them; protect customer, employee and company data; and share effective practices with colleagues. Performance will be assessed through outcomes such as quality, reliability, cycle time, risk control and knowledge transfer - not simply the volume of AI-generated output or frequency of tool use. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Cloud Security Engineering Implement and maintain security controls across Azure subscriptions, identities, networks, Kubernetes, containers, servers, data services, endpoints and CI/CD pipelines. • Review cloud and platform designs, configuration and change proposals, identifying practical improvements before risk reaches production. • Automate secure configuration, vulnerability detection, policy checks, evidence collection and repeatable remediation where appropriate. • Support secrets, key, certificate, privileged-access and service-account lifecycle