Cloud Security Engineer

Q-tech; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible compensation

Health insurance

Remote work allowance

Wellbeing

Job summary

Q-tech is seeking a Cloud Security Specialist to strengthen security across multi-cloud infrastructures, primarily focusing on GCP. You will analyze CSPM findings, verify vulnerabilities, and design risk-based remediation frameworks while collaborating with engineering and operations teams in a global, English-speaking environment.

The role requires hands-on security guidance, strong ownership, and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Experience in Cloud Security, CSPM tools, and scale cloud-native architectures.
• Ability to design risk assessment and prioritization processes from scratch.
• Deep understanding of cloud infra, app code, and vulnerability practices.
• Ability to identify true risks vs false positives in context.
• Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Proactive, organized, results-driven with strong ownership.
• Business-fluent English required; Spanish or German a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze security findings from CSPM across multi-cloud environments (GCP focus).
• Review vulnerability backlogs and filter false positives for accuracy.
• Design prioritization frameworks to manage vulnerabilities efficiently.
• Assess issues in technical context to determine impact and remediation risk.
• Track remediation efforts with stakeholders to close gaps timely.
• Act as trusted advisor and provide hands-on remediation guidance.
• Promote collaborative security culture with engineering and operations teams.

Skills

Cloud Security

CSPM

Vulnerability Mgmt

Stakeholder Mgmt

Communication

English Proficiency

Tools

CSPM Tools

Job description

At Q-tech, we are currently looking for a Cloud Security Specialist to join an international environment, playing a key role in strengthening and improving security across complex multi-cloud infrastructures.

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Responsibilities

• Analyze and gain a deep understanding of security findings generated by Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solutions across multi-cloud environments, primarily within cloud platforms such as GCP and other cloud infrastructures.
• Ensure the quality and accuracy of security findings by reviewing vulnerability backlogs and identifying false positives.
• Design and implement structured prioritization frameworks to manage vulnerabilities efficiently and consistently.
• Assess security issues within their full technical context to determine their real-world impact and apply a risk-based approach to remediation.
• Track remediation initiatives, collaborating closely with stakeholders and technical teams to ensure security gaps are resolved in a timely manner.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor, providing hands-on guidance and support throughout the remediation process.
• Promote a collaborative security culture by working closely with engineering and operations teams.

Requirements

• Professional experience in Cloud Security, ideally working with CSPM tools and cloud-native architectures at scale.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to design risk assessment and prioritization processes from the ground up.
• Deep technical understanding of cloud infrastructure, application code, and vulnerability management practices.
• Ability to distinguish genuine security risks from false positives by evaluating issues within their broader technical context.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical teams.
• Proactive, organized, and results-driven mindset.
• Strong ownership and follow-up capabilities to ensure successful vulnerability remediation.
• Business-fluent English is required for an international environment. Spanish or German is considered a plus.

WHAT THEY OFFER

If you are looking for an international, technical environment with real impact in defending a global organization, this role is for you.

• Flexible compensation: €2,700 annually to allocate between meal vouchers (up to €200/month) and transport (€25/month).
• Health insurance valued at €546.96 annually (€45.58/month).
• Remote work allowance: €268.92 annually (approx. €22.41/month), added to payroll.
• Wellbeing: reimbursement for sports activities (gym, swimming pool, etc.) up to €300 annually, added to payroll upon invoice submission.