Security Engineer

Security Engineer £50,000 to 67,000 GBP Bonus Hybrid WORKING Location: Manchester, North West - United Kingdom Type: Permanent 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. Reference: amc-aqu-AISEB Postcode: Manchester (M1) adqu