Cloud Security Engineer

This is a remote position.

Cloud Security Engineer 5+ years

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Security Engineer to support and enhance the security posture of multi-cloud environments. This role focuses on cloud security operations, monitoring, incident response, and implementation of best practices across cloud, endpoint, and email security domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze and document cloud, email, endpoint, and security monitoring findings.
• Produce clear and actionable documentation covering risk assessment and severity classification.
• Impact analysis.
• Recommended remediation actions.
• Maintain findings documentation within ticketing systems, reports, or other designated platforms.
• Triage, investigate, and classify security alerts across cloud and security platforms.
• Maintain complete and accurate investigation records, including analysis performed, containment or mitigation actions (if applicable), escalation details, and final alert disposition.
• Secure AI/ML workloads deployed in cloud environments, including training pipelines, data storage, and inference endpoints.
• Monitor usage of AI services (including third-party AI APIs) for anomalies, misuse, or unauthorized access.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure secure deployment of AI services following cloud security best practices.
• Contribute to governance and policy development for responsible and secure AI usage in the cloud.
• Conduct secure configuration reviews across cloud environments.
• Perform IAM assessments and analyze CSPM findings.
• Document posture assessment results and provide recommendations for security posture improvements.
• Support continuous monitoring and tuning of cloud security controls.
• Design, develop, and maintain security automation scripts and workflow enhancements.
• Create automation artifacts using scripting languages such as Python.
• Provide sufficient documentation and usage notes to enable ongoing operation and maintenance by internal teams.
• Build cloud security infrastructure using infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform.
• Prepare periodic cloud security operational reports, including alert volumes and trends, remediation progress, posture improvements, and tool tuning and optimization efforts.
• Present concise status updates to stakeholders as requested.
• Incident Response Support.
• Support investigation and response to security incidents impacting cloud environments.
• Contribute to incident reports, investigation summaries, timelines, and technical analysis.
• Assist with root-cause analysis and corrective action recommendations.

Required Skills Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Security / Security Operations.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI security services.
• Strong knowledge of IAM, network security, and cloud-native security controls.
• Experience with CSPM tools and EDR platforms like CrowdStrike.
• Familiarity with SIEM tools and incident response processes.
• Hands-on experience with identity-aware access solutions such as Teleport (or similar platforms) for secure access to infrastructure and services.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python.
• Foundational understanding of securing AI/ML workloads in cloud environments (e.g., model access control, API security, data protection).

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications such as AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, CCSP, or CISSP.
• Experience with automation, SOAR platforms, or DevSecOps practices.
• Exposure to compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, etc.).
• Understanding of email security protocols (SPF, DKIM, DMARC).

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