Cloud Security Engineer

Medium; Concepcion; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Coins, the leading crypto brand in The Philippines, is seeking a senior Cloud Security Engineer to strengthen our cloud posture across AWS services. You will own vulnerability management, remediation lifecycles, and security monitoring, collaborating with engineering and IT teams.

Applicants should have 5+ years in cloud security, deep AWS knowledge, and hands-on scripting with Python, Terraform, or CloudFormation. Join a fast-growing org expanding beyond APAC with data-driven improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cloud security or information security.
• 3+ years focused on AWS environments.
• Strong command of core AWS services and security best practices.
• Experience driving remediation across teams and communication.
• Familiarity with CSPM/CNAPP tools (e.g., Wiz, Prisma Cloud, AWS Security Hub).
• Scripting/automation skills (Python, Terraform, CloudFormation) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture assessment and hardening for cloud platforms (primarily AWS); define and maintain cloud security baselines, policies, and standards
• Continuously monitor the security posture of the cloud environment (IAM, networking, storage, compute, etc.); identify, analyze, and assess security vulnerabilities and configuration risks, evaluating their severity and business impact
• Own the vulnerability remediation lifecycle end-to-end: define remediation plans and priorities, guide and drive engineering and operations teams to complete fixes, and track and verify remediation outcomes
• Build and improve cloud security monitoring, alerting, and automated detection mechanisms (e.g., CSPM, CNAPP tools)
• Participate in security incident response, producing root cause analyses and improvement recommendations
• Produce security assessment reports and communicate cloud risk posture to management

Skills

Cloud security

AWS security

Vulnerability assessment

Remediation leadership

Cloud frameworks

Automation scripting

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python

Job description

Join the Pioneer Crypto Brand in the Philippines!

Coins is the most established crypto brand in The Philippines and has gained the trust of more than 18 million users. Through the easy-to-use mobile app, users can buy and sell a variety of different cryptocurrencies and access a wide range of financial services.

Coins is fully regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and is the first ever crypto-based company in Asia to hold both Virtual Currency and Electronic Money Issuer licenses from a central bank.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture assessment and hardening for cloud platforms (primarily AWS); define and maintain cloud security baselines, policies, and standards


• Continuously monitor the security posture of the cloud environment (IAM, networking, storage, compute, etc.); identify, analyze, and assess security vulnerabilities and configuration risks, evaluating their severity and business impact


• Own the vulnerability remediation lifecycle end-to-end: define remediation plans and priorities, guide and drive engineering and operations teams to complete fixes, and track and verify remediation outcomes


• Build and improve cloud security monitoring, alerting, and automated detection mechanisms (e.g., CSPM, CNAPP tools)


• Participate in security incident response, producing root cause analyses and improvement recommendations


• Produce security assessment reports and communicate cloud risk posture to management

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in cloud security or information security, including at least 3 years focused on AWS environments


• Strong command of core AWS services (IAM, VPC, S3, EC2, KMS, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, etc.) and their security best practices


• Solid vulnerability identification and risk assessment skills; familiarity with common cloud security frameworks (CIS Benchmark, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK for Cloud)


• Proven experience driving remediation efforts across teams, with strong communication and project coordination skills


• Familiarity with at least one CSPM/CNAPP tool (e.g., Wiz, Prisma Cloud, AWS Security Hub)


• Scripting/automation skills (Python, Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.) are a plus

Meaningful Collaborations

The successful candidate will work cross-functionally with other relevant teams to carry out implementations that will improve and create an impact on customer experience.

Scalable Growth -

Be part of a fast-growing organization with the vision to expand its territories outside APAC which will provide opportunities for career advancement.

A Space For Bright Ideas -

Let your bright ideas be converted into meaningful changes! Coins culture welcomes new ideas backed up by data to create an impact.