Cloud Security Engineer

Cloud Security Engineer

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy high-fidelity signature and anomaly-based detections using DS/ML techniques.
• Conduct threat modeling and attack path analysis to inform and drive detection use cases.
• Leverage tools like SIEM, data lakes, and cloud platforms to detect threats.
• Automate and codify detection and response processes through playbooks and workflows.
• Build detection systems, tools, integrations, and automations to enhance security capabilities.
• Configure and optimize detection technologies (e.g., SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS) to improve response efficiency.
• Support threat response activities and conduct ad-hoc threat hunts as needed.
• Assist with log data onboarding into data lakes and/or SIEM for better monitoring.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (IR, red team, threat hunt, insider threat product, security team, IT) to understand environments and develop detection use cases.
• Stay current with the latest cloud security trends and emerging threats to continuously improve cloud security posture.
• Assist with tuning security tooling to ensure maximum effectiveness.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in cloud security, with at least 3 years focused on securing cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong Scripting Knowledge (PowerShell, Bash, Python)
• Strong knowledge of cloud security principles, including IAM, encryption, network security, and cloud-native security services.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Hands-on experience with cloud security tools such as CSPM, CASB, and vulnerability management platforms.
• Proficient with detection tools like EDR, SIEM, and SOAR to identify and mitigate threats.
• Experience with cloud monitoring tools (e.g., AWS CloudTrail, Azure Security Center, Google Cloud Security Command Center).
• Strong understanding of security automation, playbooks, and response workflows.
• Excellent collaboration skills and experience working with cross-functional teams to implement security improvements to communicate complex security topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Cloud Security Certification (e.g., AWS Certified Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer).
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or similar security certifications.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and integrating security into agile development processes.
• Experience with cloud-native security automation and orchestration.