Skills

Communication Python Bash CI/CD Kubernetes Programming Azure AWS Software Development CI/CD Pipelines

Job Specifications

Security Engineer – API, IAM & Automation

Locations: Glasgow, Greater Manchester or Northampton (Hybrid)

Salary: Up to £67,000 base + bonus (DOE)

The Role

We’re looking for a Security Engineer to join a growing security engineering function, helping to design and build secure, scalable systems with a strong focus on API security, automation, and identity.

This role suits someone from a Security Engineering, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering or Cloud Engineering background who enjoys working close to code and infrastructure, and embedding security into the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Design and secure APIs, including authentication, authorisation, and secure communication patterns.
Develop and maintain automation and security tooling using Python and Bash.
Build and operate Identity & Access Management (IAM) and secrets management solutions.
Work closely with software and platform teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines.
Perform vulnerability assessments and support remediation across cloud and application layers.
Define and implement security engineering standards, patterns, and best practices.
Contribute to audits, risk assessments, and continuous improvement of security controls.

Required Experience

Strong experience with API development and API security (REST, OAuth, authentication, secure design).
Solid programming / scripting skills in Python and Bash.
Hands-on experience with IAM (e.g. cloud IAM, SSO, RBAC, secrets management).
Cloud experience with AWS and/or Azure.
Background in Security Engineering, DevSecOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering.

Desirable

Experience integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
Knowledge of vulnerability scanning (SAST, DAST, SCA).
Familiarity with container and Kubernetes security.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping secure-by-design engineering practices across a modern cloud and API-driven environment, with real technical ownership and influence.

About the Company

Anson McCade is a specialist recruitment agency focusing on four primary sectors: Quant Research, Trading & Risk; Digital & Data Analytics; IT & Cyber Security; Business Change & Transformation and Strategy. With offices in London, Belfast, Paris and Sydney, Anson McCade operates globally, working on mandates across Europe, Asia and US. In an ever changing business and technological landscape, the need for exceptional, agile talent is crucial to almost every organisation’s success over the long term. We target the highest c... Know more