Cloud Security Engineer

Summary

Join Appspace as a Cloud Security Engineer and play a crucial customer-facing role in designing, implementing, and securing complex cloud environments across GCP, Azure, and AWS. You will leverage your expertise in SaaS security, network security, and compliance to provide strategic guidance and hands-on support. This operational role requires managing cloud security architectures, responding to customer inquiries, configuring firewalls and WAFs, integrating with SIEM platforms, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. You will also lead incident response activities, manage vulnerability management and penetration testing programs, and engage with clients. The position demands strong technical skills, communication abilities, and a proactive approach to cloud security.

Requirements

• 7+ years of cybersecurity experience, including 4+ years specializing in cloud security engineering
• Proven ability to lead and support comprehensive security programs, including compliance, risk, operations, and engineering
• Deep hands-on expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security tools and practices, including cloud alerting and SIEM integration
• Practical experience securing environments in Microsoft Azure and AWS
• Strong background in SaaS security, with a clear understanding of common challenges and mitigation strategies
• Advanced scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automation and custom alerting
• Solid grasp of network security concepts and implementation in cloud environments
• Proficient with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Chronicle, Datadog), including log ingestion, rule creation, and dashboard development
• Experience managing cloud-native and third-party firewalls, as well as Web Application Firewalls (WAFs)
• Deep knowledge of multi-cloud IAM best practices
• Familiarity with key compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC)
• Strong communication and presentation skills; able to clearly convey technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, client-facing environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with exceptional attention to detail
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Statistics, Risk Management, or related field
• Required: CISSP

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize robust cloud security architectures to enhance, build, monitor and address all security alerts from our SIEM and other security systems
• This is an operational role whereby you will be available M-F 8am-5pm EDT and occasionally on evenings and weekends
• Your network security and cloud security expertise will be required to respond to customer questionnaires, customer calls and create artifacts including network diagrams, architecture diagram, data flow diagrams and other artifacts to support customer requests
• Strong written skills will be required here and attention to detail
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot cloud-native firewalls (e.g., GCP Cloud Firewall, Azure Firewall, AWS Security Groups/NACLs) and Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) to protect web applications from common vulnerabilities and attacks
• The candidate will demonstrate past hands-on network experience in managing complex layer-4 to layer-7 rules
• As a Level-2 Security Operations support team member, you will review all security alerts and resolve these alerts in a timely manner
• You will work with our current Security Operations team to expand on our current alerting and reporting capabilities to enhance visibility across our attack surface
• Powershell or similar scripting skills will be required
• Provide expert guidance on securing SaaS applications, including identity and access management (IAM), data encryption, API security, and secure configuration baselines
• You will be responsible for leading and managing all firewall reviews, access reviews, system reviews and risk assessments
• Lead and contribute to compliance initiatives, ensuring cloud environments adhere to industry regulations and frameworks such as GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC and CSA STAR
• Conduct security assessments and gap analyses
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, effectively communicating complex technical security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Deliver engaging presentations, attend client workshops, and build strong client relationships
• Support incident response activities by providing expert analysis and remediation strategies for cloud security incidents
• This will extend to leading Incident Response Plan initiatives and creating documentation for all parties to follow specific plans
• Responsible for running the comprehensive vulnerability management and penetration testing program
• The candidate will be responsible for reviewing, interpreting and advising operations teams on how best to remediate identified vulnerabilities and work with the operations to bring all findings to a close
• The candidate will be responsible for working with our software development teams to review, manage and collaborate on the remediation of open OWASP findings
• Continuously research and evaluate emerging cloud security threats, technologies, and best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications: Google Cloud Security Engineer, Azure Security Engineer Associate, AWS Security Specialty
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates)
• Container security knowledge (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and security automation
• Experience guiding secure development practices, OWASP Top 10, and threat modeling
• Preferred: Microsoft, GCP, or Azure certifications (e.g., CISM, CCSP)

Benefits

• Competitive salaries, medical, dental and vision coverage, disability coverage, employer paid life insurance, mental health resources, 401(k) plan and a fully paid parental leave program
• Generous PTO
• Flexible work schedules
• Remote work opportunities
• Paid company holidays
• Appspace Quiet Fridays (No non-essential internal meetings scheduled)
• A casual dress work environment