Top Cloud Security Engineer Jobs

Lead cloud security architecture and threat hunting across enterprise cloud environments. Partner with engineering, product, and risk teams to embed secure-by-design controls, conduct threat models and risk assessments, review infrastructure-as-code, develop preventive and detective controls, and operationalize detections with cybersecurity teams. Analyze large datasets, improve alerting and incident-response playbooks, investigate cloud threats, and provide expertise on adversary tradecraft and emerging risks.

Owns the security posture and architecture of Akamai’s globally distributed AI inference platform. Leads threat modeling, security standards, design reviews, cloud-native and application security, multi-tenant isolation, compliance readiness, incident response, and defenses against AI-specific threats such as prompt injection, model extraction, data poisoning, and adversarial attacks.

Leads hands-on security architecture and implementation for AWS cloud, software delivery, applications, and AI platforms. Builds secure-by-default Terraform/OpenTofu controls, identity and access patterns, CI/CD protections, vulnerability management, threat models, AI security evaluations, detection mechanisms, and incident remediation. Partners with engineering, CyberOps, Identity, GRC, and Privacy teams while mentoring engineers and translating security requirements into automated, reusable guardrails.

Staff Security Engineer responsible for securing AWS cloud, Infrastructure as Code, software delivery, applications, and AI platforms. The role defines security architecture, builds reusable Terraform/OpenTofu controls, strengthens identity and logging, secures GitHub Actions, conducts threat modeling, and develops protections for agentic AI systems. It also leads vulnerability remediation, detection and response improvements, incident root-cause analysis, security evaluations, and compliance evidence generation while mentoring engineers and influencing cross-functional teams.

Build and operate cloud platform security controls across AWS, GCP, Azure, and Kubernetes. Develop cloud guardrails, workload protections, AI security controls, CI/CD scanning integrations, infrastructure-as-code solutions, and automated remediation. Lead threat modeling, detection validation, incident response readiness, and security initiatives from scoping through production ownership. Collaborate with engineering teams on secure coding and risk remediation while mentoring team members.

Provides cloud and on-premise security engineering, secure baseline management, monitoring, logging, compliance, documentation, cost optimization, incident reporting, and audit support for U.S. Customs and Border Protection environments. Administers and secures hybrid-cloud tools, develops continuous monitoring capabilities, maintains federal compliance, and evaluates security solutions. Requires AWS certifications, five years of related experience, and the ability to obtain a government clearance if needed.

Provides customer-facing presales cybersecurity expertise by leading discovery, assessing cloud and hybrid security architectures, designing CNAPP-based solutions, delivering demonstrations and technical presentations, supporting proofs of concept, enabling sales teams, collaborating with vendors, and assisting with statements of work and post-sale handoffs.

Provides customer-facing presales cybersecurity expertise, leading technical discovery, assessing cloud and hybrid security architectures, designing CNAPP and enterprise security solutions, delivering demonstrations and presentations, supporting proofs of concept, enabling sales teams, collaborating with vendors, and assisting with statements of work and post-sales handoffs.

Design and implement secure AWS architectures, manage IAM and AWS security services (GuardDuty, Security Hub, Inspector, Macie, WAF), build IaC security controls (Terraform, CDK Python), perform threat modeling and vulnerability remediation, implement logging/monitoring (CloudTrail, CloudWatch, SIEM), support incident response, automate compliance checks, and collaborate with DevOps to embed security in CI/CD pipelines.

Supports multi-cloud security standards across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Manages cloud logging, monitoring, SIEM integrations, and CSPM capabilities; investigates misconfigurations, policy violations, and security gaps; coordinates remediation with engineering and risk teams; and assists with cloud security audits, assessments, and incident response.

Designs and improves identity and access management, authentication, privileged access, cloud security, and Zero Trust capabilities. Develops security automation and integrations, evaluates applications and cloud services, and provides hands-on security engineering support for enterprise initiatives. Collaborates with technology and business partners to implement secure identity solutions across organizational systems.

Supports and sustains mission-critical private cloud and virtualized infrastructure for government systems. Responsibilities include production troubleshooting, monitoring, upgrades, patching, lifecycle management, ITIL incident and change processes, automation scripting, technical documentation, cross-functional collaboration, and 24x7 on-call support. The role requires Linux, VMware, enterprise storage, backup, cloud infrastructure, and automation experience, along with an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Provides end-to-end cloud services engineering and customer support across hybrid cloud infrastructure. Responsibilities include incident and problem resolution, troubleshooting, capacity and performance management, cloud administration, virtualization, containers, automation, networking, ITSM, security compliance, and solution optimization. The role requires customer communication, collaboration with engineering teams, documentation, mentoring, on-call flexibility, and onsite work at least 25% of the time.

Provides customer-facing presales cybersecurity expertise, including cloud security architecture assessments, solution design, technical presentations, demonstrations, proof-of-concept support, and proposal development. The role supports sales teams, collaborates with technology partners, delivers internal security training, creates technical documentation and statements of work, and transitions closed opportunities to delivery teams. Focus areas include CNAPP, identity governance, hybrid cloud security, endpoint protection, data protection, and security operations.

Defines and implements cloud infrastructure and application security standards, integrates security into DevOps and CI/CD, develops security automation, assesses vulnerabilities and risks, performs penetration testing, guides cloud architecture, and supports secure coding and configuration practices across cloud environments.

The Cloud Security Engineer develops and implements cloud infrastructure and application security standards, integrates security into DevOps and CI/CD processes, automates secure provisioning and deployment, assesses vulnerabilities and risks, performs penetration testing, guides cloud architecture, and maintains secure coding and configuration practices. The role requires experience with public cloud platforms, containers, networking, software-defined networking, automation, Linux, and security tools. It follows a hybrid schedule with four days in-office in Wyoming, MI or Atlanta, GA.

Designs, implements, and manages AWS cloud security policies, architecture, and technologies. The role oversees firewalls, DLP, vulnerability scanning, monitoring, logging, IAM, incident response, compliance, and remediation. It provides security guidance for AWS solutions, supports migrations of mission-critical applications, researches new technologies, documents standards, presents to varied audiences, and mentors less experienced engineers. The position requires strong AWS expertise, infrastructure-as-code proficiency, knowledge of regulated healthcare environments, and experience securing highly available cloud and serverless architectures.

Designs, deploys, secures, and operates OCI cloud security solutions and integrates audit, logging, monitoring, and telemetry with enterprise SIEM platforms. Develops secure log-collection architectures, validates data integrity and coverage, troubleshoots ingestion and mapping issues, and creates architecture diagrams, test plans, dashboards, runbooks, and stakeholder communications. Supports secure cloud onboarding, authorization, and ongoing operations in mission-focused environments.

Lead the design, deployment, automation, and maintenance of secure digital forensics platforms across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premises environments. Build Terraform infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automation, cloud security controls, testing, monitoring, and resiliency capabilities. Collaborate with cybersecurity and cloud teams to support incident response, compliance, high availability, and platform governance. Review AI-assisted code and security recommendations while maintaining technical documentation and operational procedures.

Partners with sales executives to provide technical pre-sales support, lead proof-of-concept processes, deliver customer presentations, architect cloud security solutions, and help close opportunities. Maintains product expertise, supports events and technical working sessions, updates CRM records, collaborates with sales and engineering, and contributes to revenue targets. Requires extensive sales engineering and cloud security experience, strong presentation skills, and familiarity with major cloud platforms and security solutions.

Leads teams designing and deploying AI-driven enterprise and cloud security solutions. Responsibilities include developing machine learning systems, integrating data infrastructure and pipelines, performing advanced modeling and analysis, and building AI applications with Python, Java, and C++. The role involves client engagement, strategic problem-solving, stakeholder validation, coaching, process innovation, and operational excellence while addressing complex cybersecurity and privacy challenges.

Designs and operates security controls across hybrid cloud environments, including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, FaaS, CI/CD pipelines, and automated systems. The role performs cloud security architecture, risk analysis, vulnerability management, IAM implementation, security automation, compliance reviews, and incident-response support. It also integrates security into SDLC, DevOps, and MLOps processes, configures security tools, develops documentation and proofs of concept, and advises internal teams on cybersecurity best practices and regulatory requirements.

Design, implement, and assess cloud security architectures for intelligence community systems. Develop and evaluate security documentation, perform RMF assessments, recommend and deploy cloud security tools (on-prem, cloud, hybrid), and support accreditation. Collaborate with stakeholders, codify security procedures, and implement infrastructure-as-code solutions to meet mission requirements.

Designs, implements, integrates, and maintains Elastic-based cybersecurity systems and automation. Manages large-scale log ingestion, parsing, enrichment, normalization, ECS mapping, index lifecycle policies, data streams, dashboards, detections, alerts, and case workflows. Supports government SOC and SIEM operations, optimizes AWS and endpoint telemetry, and applies AI/ML techniques to security analytics. The role addresses complex cyber problems, develops innovative solutions, operates independently, and mentors or supervises employees.

Designs and maintains security controls across AWS and hybrid cloud environments. Responsibilities include cloud security architecture, IAM and least-privilege access, posture management, vulnerability remediation, security monitoring, Infrastructure-as-Code automation, secure guardrails, incident support, and compliance mapping. The role partners with infrastructure, DevOps, engineering, IAM, and security teams to embed scalable, automated protections into cloud platforms and applications.