Senior Cloud Security Engineer - IaC, CSPM (Azure/AWS)

Northern Trust; Limerick; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking a Senior Associate, Cloud Security Engineer to bolster security, compliance, and resilience of cloud environments. The role emphasizes Policy as Code and Infrastructure as Code, using Terraform and CSPM tooling.

You’ll work with application security champions and drive security Lighthouse initiatives across Azure and AWS. Responsibilities include security assessments, incident response, and contributing to the cloud security roadmap while aligning with CIS/NIST 800-53.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in public cloud engineering or development.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and support security measures for cloud platforms (Azure and AWS).
• Develop Policy as Code (PaC) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Utilize CSPM tools like Wiz and Microsoft Defender for Cloud to enforce security controls.
• Collaborate with security champions across business units.
• Contribute to cloud security roadmap and conduct regular assessments and audits.
• Investigate security incidents and perform root cause analysis.

Skills

Public cloud engineering

Terraform

Python scripting

Git/GitHub CI/CD

Cloud security principles

Azure / AWS security

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or related

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Wiz

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking a Senior Associate, Cloud Security Engineer to bolster security, compliance, and resilience of cloud environments. The role emphasizes Policy as Code and Infrastructure as Code, using Terraform and CSPM tooling.

You’ll work with application security champions and drive security Lighthouse initiatives across Azure and AWS. Responsibilities include security assessments, incident response, and contributing to the cloud security roadmap while aligning with CIS/NIST 800-53.