Cloud Security Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Offer technical leadership and guidance on cybersecurity matters, including architecture, configuration management, and design of environments.

• Employ automation tools, configuration management, and infrastructure-as-code solutions to ensure consistent security across various environments.

• Support engineering, product, and leadership stakeholders by aligning them with security strategies.

• Identify and communicate vulnerabilities present in cloud platforms along with mitigation strategies while balancing business agility and security.

• Act as a Cloud Security Subject Matter Expert by staying informed about cloud security technologies and concepts.

• Collaborate with business lines to comprehend needs and develop secure business solutions.

• Propel security enhancements within the GCP environment.

• Execute GCP Identity and Access Management to uphold least privilege and role-based access control.

• Take part in audits of the cloud environment with both external auditors and internal teams.

• Conduct rapid threat assessments and prioritize vulnerabilities based on business risk.

• Incorporate security testing and evaluations into product development and CI/CD pipelines.

• Provide just-in-time security training, offer real-time guidance, and perform code reviews for developers and engineers.

• Enhance security tools for quick integration and secure product iterations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Relevant industry experience in managing cloud security programs, Identity Access Management (IAM), and cloud-native security solutions like firewalls.

• Expert-level understanding of cloud infrastructure components, particularly with GCP.

• Capability to manage multiple priorities and generate urgency in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Proficiency in auditing and providing support for security controls within the cloud environment.

• Experience with tools for infrastructure vulnerability testing.

• Familiarity with Cloud Application Platforms, including Heroku.

• Proficient in infrastructure-as-code tools, such as Terraform.

• AI fluency to leverage AI for accelerating workflows, structuring and solving problems, enhancing output quality, and increasing efficiency and leverage.

• Ability to thrive in a high-intensity, high-ownership environment.

• Willingness and capability to fulfill on-call responsibilities.

• No specific educational credentials required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive benefits, wellness programs, and time off, varying by country and local employment regulations.

• Flexible and efficiency-oriented work environment.

• Opportunities for professional growth.

• Distributed-first remote work culture.

• Collaboration with a global team across multiple time zones.