Senior Cloud Security Engineer - AWS & CSPM

Accelya; Bogotá ciudad; Hybrid; COP 110,000,000 - 170,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accelya is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to harden cloud security across AWS, lead remediation of CSPM/CNAPP findings, and drive secure IaC practices. You will analyze code for vulnerabilities, coordinate with engineering teams, and own remediation runbooks to close issues with root-cause fixes.

You will act as a security SME for AWS tooling, automate workflows where feasible, and participate in incident investigations and architecture reviews to balance security with delivery speed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on cloud security experience with AWS
• Direct experience remediating CSPM/CNAPP findings (Upwind, Wiz, Prisma Cloud, Orca, etc.)
• Experience analyzing and remediating application/code vulnerabilities (SAST, SCA)
• IaC experience with Terraform and/or CloudFormation and remediating misconfigurations in code
• Scripting ability in Python and/or Bash for automation
• Familiarity with incident response processes and cloud-native log sources
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to explain risk to engineers and non-technical stakeholders
• Fluent English; interviews will be conducted in English

Responsibilities

• Analyze code for security vulnerabilities and drive remediation with development teams.
• Triage and remediate CSPM/CNAPP findings across AWS accounts and services.
• Own remediation runbooks and ensure findings are closed with root-cause fixes.
• Collaborate with engineering on remediating issues in Terraform/CloudFormation, container images, and application code.
• Act as SME for AWS security tooling (Security Hub, GuardDuty, Config, IAM tools).
• Maintain and improve detection/remediation workflows, automate where feasible (Lambda, EventBridge, SSM Automation).
• Support cloud security incident investigations (log analysis, containment, remediation).
• Contribute to architecture reviews focusing on IAM, network segmentation, encryption, and data protection.

Skills

AWS security

SAST/SCA

CSPM/CNAPP remediation

Terraform/CloudFormation

Python/Bash scripting

incident response

communication

Fluent English

Tools

AWS Security Hub

GuardDuty

Config

IAM Access Analyzer

Inspector

Job description

Accelya is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to harden cloud security across AWS, lead remediation of CSPM/CNAPP findings, and drive secure IaC practices. You will analyze code for vulnerabilities, coordinate with engineering teams, and own remediation runbooks to close issues with root-cause fixes.

You will act as a security SME for AWS tooling, automate workflows where feasible, and participate in incident investigations and architecture reviews to balance security with delivery speed.