Senior Security Engineer – Cloud Security

• Review infrastructure and tooling configurations to ensure security posture is established, maintained, and continued throughout the Software Development LifeCycle




• Identify internal infrastructure susceptible to known vulnerabilities




• Create solutions and lead programs to remediate identified vulnerabilities




• Develop systems that automatically respond to and remediate known security vulnerabilities or insecure configurations




• Develop systems integrating with Security Operations Center and identity and account management tools




• Review, audit, and assist in writing compliance policies




• Remediate identified compliance gaps




• Design and implement autonomous AI agents for security workflows




• Integrate AI agents into security operations and incident response




• Mentor and lead junior cloud security engineers

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent experience




• 4–6+ years of experience




• Experience with endpoint security, IDS/IDP, AV/AM, Firewall, and Integrity Monitoring systems




• Experience with Kubernetes environments, monitoring, and security best practices; CKA and CKS preferred




• Experience securing cloud infrastructure and assets in an enterprise-level product




• Experience or desire to work directly with security incidents, security teams, and security researchers




• Knowledge of cloud resource security, cloud configuration hardening, and cloud-native security architecture




• Knowledge of container and cloud-native security best practices




• Knowledge of cloud networking, security groups, NACLs, VPC design, and API security




• Knowledge of cloud IAM policies, RBAC, and privilege escalation prevention




• Knowledge of secrets management and credential security in cloud environments




• Experience with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure




• Experience with AWS Security Services, networking services, IAM, Lambda Functions, and CloudFormation; preferred




• Experience with Azure security services including Microsoft Defender, Azure Policy, and identity management; preferred




• Development experience in Go or Python




• Experience with RESTful APIs and cloud service integrations




• Experience with IaC tools including Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, or ARM templates




• Experience with cloud security automation, orchestration, and compliance-as-code




• Experience building security tools and systems for automated cloud misconfiguration detection and remediation




• Experience with cloud logging, monitoring, and alerting tools including CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, and CloudTrail




• Agentic AI experience designing and implementing autonomous AI agents for security workflows




• Expertise in AI security and safety, adversarial testing, prompt injection defense, AI model security, and machine learning supply-chain security




• Ability to write clean, maintainable security code with flow-state development practices




• Familiarity with AWS Well-Architected Framework, Azure Well-Architected Framework, CIS Benchmarks, and cloud FedRAMP/HIPAA




• Knowledge of cloud data security and encryption at rest and in transit




• Experience with multi‑cloud and hybrid cloud security architecture




• Demonstrated ability to mentor and lead junior cloud security engineers




• Experience with cloud security assessment and cloud posture management tools; Wiz preferred




• Understanding of serverless and FaaS security considerations




• Strong communication, coordination, and collaboration skills in worldwide remote settings

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in cloud security architecture, vulnerability remediation, and compliance management, with a strong focus on integrating AI solutions into security workflows. Proficient in developing automated systems for security incident response and maintaining security posture across cloud environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cloud Security Architecture




• Vulnerability Remediation




• AI Security Solutions




• Kubernetes Security Best Practices




• Cloud Infrastructure Security

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Cloud Security Automation




• Endpoint Security




• Development in Go




• Development in Python




• RESTful APIs




• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)




• Cloud Security Assessment




• Security Code Writing




• Cloud Configuration Hardening




• Compliance Management

Soft Skills

• Mentoring Junior Engineers




• Strong Communication Skills




• Coordination Skills




• Collaboration Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)




• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

Industry Keywords

• Software Development LifeCycle




• Compliance Policies




• Cloud Networking




• IAM Policies




• RBAC




• Secrets Management




• Adversarial Testing




• Machine Learning Security




• CIS Benchmarks




• FedRAMP/HIPAA

Tools & Technologies

• Amazon Web Services




• Microsoft Azure




• Terraform




• CloudFormation




• CloudWatch




• Azure Monitor




• CloudTrail




• Wiz




• Security Operations Center Tools




• Identity and Account Management Tools