Information Security Engineer; GCP

Salary: £58,000 - £70,000 per annum

Employment type: Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Head of Cyber and Information Security

Department: IT

This role operates primarily on a remote working arrangement that will require occasional (once per month) into our Coventry head office or an Arden campus. Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts.

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education, by leading the thoughtful integration of AI into teaching and learning and equipping our students to thrive in an AI-enabled world.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

The Information Security Engineer (GCP) sits within the Cyber & Information Security Team as part of the wider IT Department. This team is crucial in ensuring that the security of all Arden information is world class and ensures that projects can be delivered and the right solutions can be found so that our employees and students can work effectively

Our IT team is made up of around 100 employees with a vast range of skills from Software Development to IT Operations and IT Security. Our IT Department values employee development and we have lots of great examples of employee progression and promotions within the team.

As an IT Security Engineer at Arden University, you will play a key role in strengthening our information security posture by implementing, configuring and administering technical security controls. Working as part of the wider Cyber & Information Security Team, you will help design and implement new security technologies, collaborating closely with IT teams to ensure they integrate effectively with our existing systems and security infrastructure.

A key focus of the role will be securing Arden’s Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment and the agentic AI workloads running within it. You will help protect cloud infrastructure, identities, data, models, agents, tools, APIs, integrations and runtime services, ensuring these environments are secure and resilient. You will also work to integrate GCP-native security controls and telemetry with Arden’s wider security tools, including Microsoft Sentinel SIEM/SOAR, to support a consistent and effective approach to security monitoring and response.

Reporting to the Senior Information Security Engineer, this is an opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of Arden’s security capabilities, working across cloud and AI technologies to help protect our systems, data and digital environment.

We’re looking for a technically skilled and analytical IT security professional with a meticulous approach to problem-solving and a strong interest in cloud security and AI technologies. You’ll bring hands‑on experience in security engineering and incident response, with particular expertise in securing Google Cloud Platform, protecting AI workloads and integrating security monitoring with wider IT systems.

Essential requirements:

• Strong IT skills across hardware, software, networking, cloud services and security technologies.

• Practical experience configuring, operating and troubleshooting GCP security controls, including Security Command Center (SCC), IAM, service accounts, organisation policies and…