Cyber Security Engineer - Azure Application Gateway

Cyber security Engineer

Contract: until 31/10/2026 - Inside IR35

Overview

We are looking for an experienced AI/ML Engineer to join the AI & Data Security team, contributing to the delivery of the organisation's AI Security Programme. This role involves hands-on engineering, technical leadership, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure secure and effective adoption of AI capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as a Cybersecurity Specialist with deep, practical experience in leading AI technologies including AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft 365, and other foundation model platforms.
• Provide expert guidance on model security, deployment patterns, guardrails, integration architectures, observability, evaluation techniques, and safe operationalisation of AI use cases.
• Translate platform-specific risks, limitations, and best practices into actionable engineering patterns and governance controls.
• Act as a subject matter expert, influencing team decisions and collaborating across multiple teams to drive secure AI delivery.
• Design and implement innovative AI solutions that improve business processes and support strategic initiatives.
• Conduct thorough testing and validation of AI models to ensure accuracy, security, reliability, and performance.
• Integrate AI capabilities into existing systems by working closely with engineering, security, and data teams.
• Stay current on emerging AI, cloud, and security technologies to guide continuous improvement.
• Mentor junior engineers, share technical knowledge, and support a collaborative team culture.

Required & Preferred Skills

• Master proficiency required:
  • Microsoft Azure Application Gateway
• Recommended:
  • Hybrid Cloud Security
• Preferred/Suggested:
  • Microsoft Azure AI Foundry (Intermediate)
  • Amazon Bedrock (Intermediate)
  • AI Agents (Intermediate)
  • Microsoft Azure Analytics Services (Master proficiency)