Senior Cloud Security Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to develop and implement security solutions across cloud environments, combining cloud engineering, software development and automation.

The role is a permanent and hybrid opportunity with a financial services client of mine based in Galway.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop security tooling and automation for cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Implement secure practices across AWS/Azure environments.
• Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code.
• Support Kubernetes and containerised environments.
• Collaborate with cloud and security teams to improve security practices.

Key Requirements

• Hands-on experience with AWS or Azure.
• Knowledge of cloud security across IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.
• Programming experience in Python, Go, Node.js or similar.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of Kubernetes, JSON and YAML.
• Strong problem-solving skills and experience working in a DevOps environment.

For more information, feel free to reach out to imran.jiwo@nicollcurtn.com

Principal DevOps Engineer

We are looking for a Principal DevOps Engineer to provide technical leadership across cloud, platform engineering, DevOps, SRE and modern software delivery.

You’ll help drive the adoption of GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, observability and AI-assisted engineering, while improving platform reliability, automation and developer experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and adoption of modern DevOps, SRE and Platform Engineering practices.

• Drive GitOps and Infrastructure as Code across cloud and engineering environments.

• Build and improve highly available, scalable AWS and Kubernetes platforms.

• Develop internal platforms and self-service capabilities for engineering teams.

• Improve reliability through automation, observability, resilience and incident management.

• Introduce AI-assisted engineering, AIOps and emerging agentic AI capabilities into development and operational workflows.

• Work closely with engineering, architecture, infrastructure and security teams.

• Lead complex production issues, root-cause analysis and reliability improvements.

• Mentor engineers and help establish technical and operational standards.

Key Requirements

• 6+ years’ experience designing and supporting enterprise CI/CD platforms and distributed systems.

• 3+ years’ AWS experience, ideally across cloud-native platforms and migration/modernisation.

• Strong software engineering experience with Python, Java or Node.js, particularly for automation.

• Strong Kubernetes and containerisation experience.

• Hands-on GitOps experience with Argo CD, Flux or similar.

• Strong experience with Terraform, CloudFormation and/or Ansible.

• Strong CI/CD experience with technologies such as Jenkins, Docker and Ansible.

• Experience with observability platforms such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK/OpenSearch or OpenTelemetry.

• Strong understanding of SRE, platform engineering, reliability and distributed systems.

• Experience supporting mission-critical production environments.

AI / Emerging Technology

Experience with AI-assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q, ChatGPT Enterprise, Cursor or similar is highly desirable.

Exposure to AIOps, agentic AI, AI-driven automation or intelligent incident management would be a strong advantage.

Ideal Profile

We’re looking for someone who can operate at Principal/technical-lead level, combining strong hands-on engineering capability with the ability to influence architecture, engineering standards and platform strategy across multiple teams.

An on-call rotation may be required.

About the Role

An established global organisation is seeking an experienced Team Lead to lead a team focused on application security within a modern cloud environment.

This position combines people leadership, technical direction and strategic planning. You'll be responsible for building a high-performing team, shaping engineering practices and ensuring security is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of engineers and security specialists.
• Define the team's vision, technical strategy and delivery roadmap.
• Own the successful delivery of key engineering initiatives and security improvements.
• Work closely with engineering, product and business stakeholders to prioritise work and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Champion Secure SDLC practices across development teams.
• Drive improvements in automation, CI/CD pipelines, testing, release processes and platform reliability.
• Establish engineering standards through architecture reviews, technical guidance and code quality initiatives.
• Use engineering metrics and data to support planning, prioritisation, capacity management and continuous improvement.
• Promote modern engineering practices while staying current with emerging security threats, technologies and frameworks.

Required Experience

• Extensive experience within Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevSecOps or Application Security.
• Experience leading and developing technical teams.
• Experience delivering large-scale, cloud-native applications within AWS environments.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Proven experience implementing Secure SDLC across engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of DevSecOps principles and security-focused software delivery.
• Experience working with application security tooling, including:
  • SAST (Static Application Security Testing)
  • DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing)
  • SCA (Software Composition Analysis)
  • Secrets Management
  • Secrets Scanning
• Experience improving engineering practices through automation, testing and CI/CD.
• Ability to define technical roadmaps and deliver against strategic objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence engineering and business leaders.
• Data-driven approach, using analytics and engineering metrics to guide technical decisions.
• Passion for mentoring engineers and building high-performing teams.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with modern Application Security tooling such as Checkmarx, Veracode, Fortify, SonarQube, Snyk or similar.
• Background working within enterprise-scale engineering environments.
• Experience leading security transformation or DevSecOps adoption initiatives.