Cloud Security Engineer, Policy Expert
£60-80k
2-3 days a week in office
Digital home & car insurance provider
Posted today
Digital home & car insurance provider
201-500 employees
Posted today
£60-80k
2-3 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
Policy Expert is a forward-thinking business that loves to get things done. Leveraging proprietary technology and smart data, we offer reliable products and a wow customer experience.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience delivering cloud security improvements across an organisation
- Proficiency with Cloud Native Security tooling, including GuardDuty, GCP Security Command Center, CSPM, CNAPP, EDRs, Egress Firewalls
- Strong background in AWS, GCP, cloud computing concepts, and cloud security best practices
- Strong background in threat modelling and vulnerability management
- Please be encouraged to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements
Desirable
- Previous experience as a platform engineer
- Knowledge of security incident management and response
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, GCP Cloud Security Engineer or similar
What the job involves
- At PolicyExpert, the DevSecOps team focuses on application, cloud, and cybersecurity to ensure security is integrated throughout the software development lifecycle
- Our goal is to empower tech teams to build and deploy secure applications and platforms by embedding security best practices, automating security checks, and fostering a culture of shared responsibility
- Becoming part of the DevSecOps team means joining a high-impact, forward-thinking group dedicated to securing the business and its customers
- Team members collaborate with development, platform, IT, and Compliance teams to mitigate risks, enhance compliance, and enable faster, safer software delivery, ultimately strengthening the organisation’s competitive edge and fostering customer trust
- Contribute to AWS and GCP cloud security initiatives, ensuring robust protection and compliance
- Configure and manage Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) and cloud-native security tools
- Integrate and customise Infrastructure as Code (IAC) scanning in CI/CD pipelines to detect and remediate vulnerabilities early
- Implement cloud security controls like SCP, RCP, GCP Organisation Policies, network segmentation, data protection, and threat detection
- Secure runtime environments (ECS, cloud services) and ensure CI/CD pipeline hardening
- Collaborate with teams on threat modelling and security reviews to promote a security-first culture
- Perform regular vulnerability management and remediation activities
- Maintain compliance with standards such as ISO 27001, PCI, and GDPR
- Participate in the first responder rota (working hours only) as the point of contact for development team security queries, threat intelligence reviews, and incident response
Application process
- 15 minute Chat with someone from our Internal Talent Team
- 1 Hour and 30 mins Technical Interview with our Lead DevSecOps Engineer
- 30 mins Culture fit interview with Tech Principal of Platform Engineering
- We aim to be in touch within 14 working days of your application – you will be notified if successful or unsuccessful
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Policy Expert is a trusted insurance provider, serving more than 1M home and car insurance customers across the UK since its launch in 2011. Policy Expert was the first insurer to be designed for aggregator sites, allowing it to capitalise on the growth of price comparison sites like Compare the Market and GoCompare.
It is a part of QMetric Group, which set out to redesign what an insurer should be, even before 'InsurTech' was a word. It has streamlined how people buy insurance by building its own tech and owning the process end to end. With a strong belief that competition and transparency are key to the future of any market, QMetric launched Policy Expert to meet the changing consumer trends over the past decade.
Since its founding, it has recorded significant year-on-year growth to become one of the UK’s ten biggest home insurance providers while diversifying its proposition by entering the motor market in 2019. Now, with Cinven acquiring a majority shareholder, Policy Expert is in a great position to further accelerate its growth and expand even further in the years to come.
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Company benefits
- 💸 We match your pension contributions up to 7%
- 🏥 Private medical & Dental cover
- 📚 Learning budget of £1,000 a year + Study leave (with encouragement to use it)
- 😁 Enhanced maternity & paternity
- 🚉 Travel season ticket loan
- 🎟️ Access to a wide selection of London O2 events and use of a Private Lounge
- 🌈 Employee Wellbeing Programme
- 🚪 Prayer room in office
Company values
- We act with Expertise
- We work as a Team
- We care about People
- We stick to our Principles
- We get things done
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
Adam Powell
(Co-Founder & COO)COO at Policy Expert since 2010, prior to which he was the Head of New Markets at Simply Business.
Steve Hardy
(CEO)Previously a Non Executive Director at Roojai, QMetric Group, C-Quence.
People progressing
Paul started as a Business Analyst back in 2019 and has been fundamental in our growth and now Policy Experts Head of Delivery.
Ezgi joined back in 2019 in the Business Analysis team. She has excelled in her work and really contributed to building out the function. In 2023 she was promoted to Head of Business Analysis and in 2025 further promoted to Senior Product Manager.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Policy Expert
- We’re committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where every employee feels welcome, and different perspectives are valued and encouraged. We respect and value people's differences. In fact, we welcome it, as this brings a wider range of ideas, opinions and experience.
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