Cloud Infrastructure & Security Operations Lead

Our client is seeking an experienced Cloud Infrastructure & Security Operations Lead to take ownership of the day-to-day management security and optimisation of its cloud ecosystem. This role is ideal for a technically strong hands-on professional with experience in cloud operations information security governance and compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001. With a primary focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) the successful candidate will play a critical role in maintaining reliable infrastructure strengthening security controls supporting secure software deployments and driving continuous compliance.

• Manage monitor and optimise cloud infrastructure across compute networking IAM storage and database services.
• Maintain infrastructure availability disaster recovery readiness automated backups and cloud cost efficiency.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and resolution for complex cloud infrastructure and security incidents.
• Support engineering teams with secure deployments through established SDLC processes and CI/CD pipelines.
• Act as a hands-on technical lead within the Information Security Management System (ISMS) environment.
• Support ISO 27001 compliance including control enforcement audit evidence access reviews and compliance documentation.
• Conduct vulnerability scanning patch management and remediation across cloud environments.
• Monitor security platforms logging and threat-management tools.
• Manage IAM least-privilege access VPC configurations firewall policies and broader cloud security controls.

• Proven experience administering maintaining and securing cloud infrastructure.
• Strong GCP experience is preferred although solid AWS or Microsoft Azure experience will also be considered.
• Experience working within ISO 27001 SOC 2 NIST or similar information security frameworks.
• Strong understanding of cloud security IAM networking vulnerability management and incident response.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code preferably Terraform or similar scripting and automation technologies.
• Exposure to cloud monitoring logging and/or SIEM platforms.
• Excellent diagnostic troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong attention to compliance governance documentation and operational processes.
• A pragmatic approach focused on security stability reliability and continuous improvement.

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