Cloud Security Engineer

Summary

Join Kraken as a Cloud Security Engineer and play a pivotal role in securing our global crypto platform. You will design, implement, and manage security controls across AWS and GCP environments, working closely with product and engineering teams. This hands-on role requires deep cloud security experience, expertise in IAM, and proficiency in scripting and automation. You will partner with teams to identify and mitigate risks, improve operational efficiency, and build scalable detection and monitoring. The ideal candidate possesses a strong bias towards action and a proven track record of driving security improvements. Kraken offers a fully remote work environment and a collaborative culture.

Requirements

• Deep experience securing cloud environments, with a strong focus on AWS
• Expertise in identity and access management (IAM), including designing least-privilege models, managing complex permission structures, and scaling access controls in dynamic environments
• Familiarity with cloud-native logging and visibility patterns, and how to integrate them into centralized detection and monitoring workflows
• Experience using CSPM tools with a focus on reducing noise and highlighting what really matters
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform
• Proficiency in scripting to automate, integrate, and accelerate workflows using Python or Bash
• The ability to use AI tooling as a force multiplier to move faster, solve problems, and increase impact
• Skilled at communicating across technical and non-technical teams, advocating for secure practices, and aligning security work with business priorities
• A bias towards action and a track record of driving security improvements from idea to execution

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage security controls across AWS and GCP environments
• Work across the security organization to support incident response, threat detection, compliance, and security reviews in cloud environments
• Partner with development teams to identify risks and help implement effective mitigations
• Identify and assess cloud risks, prioritize them, and lead remediation through automation or policy
• Improve operational efficiency by reducing friction between security and delivery
• Implement and improve IAM controls to ensure appropriate access across teams, environments, and services
• Build scalable detection and monitoring into the fabric of our cloud infrastructure
• Evolve security standards and best practices through repeatable, well-documented approaches

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GCP or multi-cloud environments
• Exposure to Kubernetes security and workload protection
• Background in fintech, crypto, or regulated industries
• Experience scaling security programs in high-growth orgs
• Contribution to open-source cloud security tooling or research

Benefits

• #LI-Remote
• Fully remote work