AWS Cloud Security Engineer — Hybrid (In-Office 3 Days)

Pedestal Health; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Generous PTO and holidays

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Pedestal Health is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and strengthen security across AWS environments. You will assess risks, develop controls, and support secure cloud adoption.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams to protect critical systems. The successful candidate will have 5+ years of cloud security experience, AWS expertise, and a track record in security controls, IAM, and monitoring.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a similar technical field.
• Hybrid work model with 3 days a week in-office.
• 5+ years' experience supporting cloud security, cloud engineering, or cloud infrastructure.
• Experience implementing or assessing security controls in AWS.
• Experience with cloud identity and access management, network security, encryption, logging, monitoring, and configuration management.
• Experience using cloud-native security tools or infrastructure as code tools.

Responsibilities

• Assess AWS environments to identify security risks, gaps, and configuration issues.
• Design, implement, and improve cloud security controls (IAM, network, encryption, logging, monitoring).
• Support security architecture reviews for new/existing solutions and provide security/compliance guidance.
• Investigate security events, analyze root causes, and support remediation with engineering/ops teams.
• Develop and maintain technical docs, standards, baselines, and reports related to cloud security controls and risk management.

Skills

Independent work

Written & verbal communication

Detail-oriented

Relationship building

Project leadership

Task prioritization

Interpersonal skills

Meeting deadlines

Guidance to others

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CDK

Kubernetes

Job description

Pedestal Health is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and strengthen security across AWS environments. You will assess risks, develop controls, and support secure cloud adoption.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams to protect critical systems. The successful candidate will have 5+ years of cloud security experience, AWS expertise, and a track record in security controls, IAM, and monitoring.