Security Engineer

Security Engineer – Permanent - Edinburgh (Hybrid) - £60k

Change Digital are recruiting on behalf of our highly regarded client based in Edinburgh for a talented Security Engineer to join a growing Security Engineering team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer who enjoys building, automating and enhancing security capabilities across a modern technology environment. Working closely with infrastructure, cloud, DevOps and security teams, you'll help design secure-by-default solutions and drive the integration of security throughout the technology lifecycle.

The Role

As a Security Engineer, you'll be responsible for developing, maintaining and improving security platforms, controls and automation that protect systems, data and users. You'll play a key role in strengthening cloud security, identity management, threat detection, vulnerability management and security operations capabilities while helping reduce manual effort through smart automation.

The role also offers the opportunity to work with emerging technologies, including AI, and contribute to security architecture, threat modelling and continuous security improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain security technologies including XDR, SIEM, SOAR, cloud security and vulnerability management solutions.
• Develop integrations, automation and tooling using APIs, scripting and security orchestration technologies.
• Enhance identity security, privileged access management and secrets management capabilities.
• Work with engineering and development teams to embed security into platforms, projects and CI/CD pipelines.
• Improve cloud security controls and security testing processes.
• Contribute to security architecture reviews, threat modelling and technical design discussions.
• Support security operations and incident response through platform integrations and engineering expertise.
• Continuously assess and improve security controls through testing, validation and threat-informed defence activities.
• Produce clear technical documentation and share knowledge across the wider technology team.

About You

We're looking for a practical and curious engineer with experience in cybersecurity, cloud engineering, infrastructure, IAM, DevOps or a related technical discipline.

You'll have experience across several of the following areas:

• Security engineering, vulnerability management and security testing.
• Cloud security, particularly Microsoft Azure.
• Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM) and secrets management.
• Security platforms including CrowdStrike, SIEM, SOAR, EDR and XDR technologies.
• Scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash or similar.
• Infrastructure as Code and automation tools, including Terraform.
• CI/CD pipelines, version control and DevSecOps practices.
• Security considerations relating to AI technologies and emerging threats.

This is an excellent opportunity for a security-focused engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, driving automation, and building security solutions that make a real impact.