Cloud Security Engineer

Romania & Saudi Arabia | Freelance / Contractor Opportunity)

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and govern security controls across multi‑cloud environments
, supporting platforms in Saudi Arabia
. The role focuses on ensuring the security, compliance, and resilience of cloud infrastructures operating in mission‑critical environments
.

The successful candidate will play a key role in verifying and maintaining compliance with (NCA) controls across all cloud environments, while supporting secure cloud operations and risk mitigation initiatives. Fluency in Arabic and English is mandatory
.

• Ensure cloud security and compliance across multi‑cloud environments
• Verify alignment with (NCA) cybersecurity controls and frameworks
• Support secure cloud operations across Google Cloud Platform (GCP),
  Alibaba Cloud
  , and Huawei Cloud
• Collaborate closely with cloud, network, security, and operations teams to maintain security posture and compliance

• Design, implement, and manage security controls across multi‑cloud environments
• Verify and ensure ongoing compliance with NCA cybersecurity requirements
• Implement and manage identity and access management (IAM), network security, and data protection controls
• Conduct security assessments, risk analysis, and gap analysis for cloud environments
• Support security audits, compliance reviews, and regulatory assessments
• Monitor security events, investigate incidents, and support incident response activities
• Define and implement security hardening, logging, and monitoring standards
• Provide remediation recommendations and oversee implementation of corrective actions
• Document cloud security architectures, compliance evidence, and technical standards

• Proven experience as a Cloud Security Engineer
  , Cloud Security Architect, or similar role
• Strong hands‑on experience securing cloud environments in one or more of the following platforms:
• Alibaba Cloud
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, IAM, encryption, network security, and compliance frameworks
• Experience supporting regulatory and security compliance in cloud environments (NCA or equivalent frameworks)
• Mandatory fluency in Arabic and English (spoken and written)
• Experience working in multicultural and geographically distributed environments
  , including the Middle East and Europe
• Strong analytical, risk assessment, and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage security, audit, and technical stakeholders
• Role location:
  Remote (Romania) and / or Saudi Arabia
• Engagement type:
  Freelance / Contractor

SCC is Europe's largest privately‑owned IT business, based out of the new £7m HQ office in Birmingham and we help clients succeed through IT transformation and exceptional customer experiences. We are a business where innovation is greater as we combine unique ideas, people and disciplines. We are a global company that is passionate about IT and where we look to simplify the complex.

SCC is committed to providing equal opportunities and a proactive and inclusive approach to equality and diversity in employment. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic which are defined as sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender reassignment, trade union membership or non‑membership, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and religion or belief.