Cloud Security Engineer

Company Description

Who are we?

In the fast-growing economies of the world, there’s a new generation of ambitious younger people  eager to gain financial independence. And they’re turning to the world’s financial markets to achieve it. Exinity’s mission is to empower them to succeed. We design, engineer and market a growing range of innovative trading and investing products that meet their expectations for choice, creativity and control, and which are backed by risk management tools, education - and a great customer experience.

For over 20 years, Exinity has provided leveraged trading to some two million customers through our global brands Alpari and FXTM.  Now, we are adding further brands to our portfolio – with a further three planned for rollout by the end of 2022.

Exinity is an energetic and diverse company with offices across Europe, Asia and Africa, and we’re always looking for talented individuals to join us.  ‘Freedom to Succeed’ is not just a promise we make to our clients and partners, but to our people too.  We’ll help you develop a range of skills, take on early responsibility, and enjoy a rewarding and fulfilling career with a fast-growing, dynamic company.

Job Description

We are actively expanding our Security Operations capabilities and seeking an experienced Cloud Security Engineer to drive the evolution of our cloud security program through threat detection engineering, incident response, and secure cloud architecture implementation. This role is critical for strengthening our organization's security posture in an increasingly complex cloud-native environment. 

Cloud Security Architecture & Engineering (50%): 

• Lead deployment, tuning, and implementation of security solutions across multi-cloud environments. 

• Create scalable security monitoring solutions for containerized environments. 

• Design and implement Zero Trust architecture principles for cloud workloads. 

Security Operations & Incident Response (30%): 

• Lead complex incident investigations leveraging XDR, SIEM, and cloud-native security tools. 

• Conduct threat hunting campaigns focusing on cloud-specific TTPs. 

• Perform threat modeling for cloud services and applications. 

Security Process Development (20%): 

• Optimize existing SOC processes focusing on emerging cloud attack vectors. 

• Assist in onboarding new security event sources, cloud security monitoring pipelines and log ingestion workflows. 

• Contribute to technical documentation and incident response procedures.

Qualifications

Essential: 

• 2+ years of hands-on cloud security engineering experience. 

• Strong English communication skills for technical documentation and team collaboration 

• Practical knowledge of cloud-native security tools (CSPM, CASB, CWPP). 

• Deep understanding of cloud service provider security controls (AWS, Azure, GCP). 

• Demonstrated experience with container security and Kubernetes. 

• Demonstrated incident response experience in cloud environments. 

• Strong analytical mindset with focus on root cause analysis. 

• Self-driven learning attitude toward emerging threats and Cloud Security technologies. 

Desirable: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field. 

• Experience with Microsoft Security stack (XDR, Sentinel, Defender for Cloud). 

• Background in DevSecOps practices with strong scripting abilities in Python, PowerShell, or equivalent. 

• Active participation in security research, CTFs, or bug bounty programs. 

• Relevant certifications: CASP+, Google PCSE, AWS CSS, AZ-500, etc. 

Additional Information

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary performance related bonus
• Paid sick leave days for self and for taking care of your dependents
• Interest free loans
• Hybrid working policy
• A focus on your wellbeing, including talks and access to self-development tools
• Flexi benefits / Quarterly allowance
• Global Employee Assistance Programme