Senior Cloud Security Engineer - Azure/AWS, Terraform

086 NT Mgmt Services Ireland Ltd; Limerick; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust in Ireland is seeking a Senior Associate, Cloud Security Engineer to secure cloud environments with a focus on Policy as Code and Infrastructure as Code practices. This role involves implementing security controls, using CSPM tooling, and collaborating with application security champions.

Key responsibilities include designing security measures for Azure and AWS, developing PaC/IaC with Terraform, and driving CSPM tool adoption across the organization while supporting security

Qualifications

• Proven experience in public cloud engineering or development.
• Strong IaC expertise with Terraform and IaC pipelines.
• Proficient in Python-based DevOps tooling and automation.
• Experience with Git-based CI/CD workflows (GitHub Actions).
• Deep understanding of cloud security principles and secure software delivery.
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS, Azure or GCP cloud architectures.
• Experience with privileged access management and identity systems is a plus.
• Certs such as Azure Security Engineer Associate or AWS Security Specialty are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and support security measures for cloud platforms (Azure/AWS).
• Develop PaC and IaC through Terraform.
• Utilize CSPM tools (Wiz, Defender for Cloud) to monitor and enforce security.
• Collaborate with security champions across business units for guidance.
• Contribute to cloud security roadmap and perform regular assessments.
• Investigate security incidents, perform root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Skills

Public cloud engineering

Terraform IaC

Python scripting

GitHub Actions CI/CD

Cloud security principles

AWS Azure GCP knowledge

IAM / identity systems

Security incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Management or related

Tools

Wiz

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Azure Entra / Okta

Job description

Northern Trust in Ireland is seeking a Senior Associate, Cloud Security Engineer to secure cloud environments with a focus on Policy as Code and Infrastructure as Code practices. This role involves implementing security controls, using CSPM tooling, and collaborating with application security champions.

Key responsibilities include designing security measures for Azure and AWS, developing PaC/IaC with Terraform, and driving CSPM tool adoption across the organization while supporting security