Cloud Security Engineer

Coins; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Coins, the pioneer crypto brand in the Philippines, seeks a seasoned cloud security professional to lead security architecture for AWS-based platforms and drive security improvements. You will monitor security posture, identify vulnerabilities, and drive remediation across engineering and operations teams, while contributing to incident response and risk reporting.

Join a fast-growing organization aiming to scale security practices across APAC with data-driven decision making and a culture that

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud security or information security.
• At least 3 years focused on AWS environments.
• Strong command of core AWS services (IAM, VPC, S3, EC2, KMS, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub) and their security best practices.
• Familiarity with CIS Benchmark, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK for Cloud.
• Proven experience driving remediation across teams with strong communication and project coordination skills.
• Familiarity with CSPM/CNAPP tools (e.g., Wiz, Prisma Cloud, AWS Security Hub).
• Scripting/automation skills (Python, Terraform, CloudFormation) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture assessment and hardening for cloud platforms (primarily AWS).
• Continuously monitor the security posture of the cloud environment and assess vulnerabilities and risks.
• Own the remediation lifecycle end-to-end and guide engineering and operations teams to fixes.
• Build and improve cloud security monitoring, alerting, and automated detection mechanisms.
• Participate in security incident response and produce root cause analyses and recommendations.
• Produce security assessment reports and communicate cloud risk posture to management.

Skills

Cloud security

AWS

Vulnerability assessment

Communication

Project coordination

Automation scripting

Tools

Wiz

Prisma Cloud

AWS Security Hub

Terraform

CloudFormation

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.