Cloud Security Engineer

Role & responsibilities

Job Description & Summary

PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:

Define cloud security guardrails across IAM, networking, and logging domains and enforce standards across client cloud environments.

Manage numerous engagements, primarily focused on helping organisations secure their cloud infrastructure and cloud-native services.

Lead threat modelling and security design reviews for cloud-native architectures and new cloud migration initiatives.

Partner with platform and DevOps teams to automate security controls, policy enforcement, and monitoring capabilities.

Conduct cloud security maturity assessments against industry-leading frameworks (such as CSA CCM, CIS Benchmarks, NIST CSF, etc.) to identify gaps and recommend improvements

Collaborate with clients to understand their cloud strategy and risk landscape, ensuring all engagements are delivered to the highest quality and professional standards.

Stay informed about emerging cloud threats, security technologies, and provider-native security capabilities, and incorporate this knowledge into client recommendations.

Provide Subject Matter Expertise on cloud security architecture, shared responsibility models, and best practices to clients across various sectors.

In-depth understanding of cloud security principles and domains (such as identity and access management, network segmentation, data protection, and workload security).

Strong knowledge of major cloud platforms (such as AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their native security tooling is advantageous.

Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and security automation tools (such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Prisma Cloud, or Wiz) is beneficial.

Professional cloud security certifications such as CCSP, CCSK, AWS Security Specialty, or AZ-500 are a plus.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic and diverse team environment.

Demonstrated capability to manage multiple projects concurrently and adhere to deadlines.