Cloud Security Engineer

DPR Construction; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction seeks a security engineer to design, implement, and maintain security controls across enterprise systems and cloud environments. The role focuses on protecting data and infrastructure through secure configurations, vulnerability remediation, and control validation.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years in security engineering, a relevant bachelor’s degree, and certifications such as Security+ or cloud security credentials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field.
• 2–4 years of security engineering experience.
• Relevant certification preferred (e.g., Security+, cloud certification).
• Successful completion of a background check is required.

Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, and maintains security controls across enterprise systems and cloud environments.
• Contributes to secure system configuration, vulnerability remediation, and control validation.
• Supports audit activities and security assessments.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

Vulnerability management

Monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field

Job description

Job Description Engineers and operates security controls across enterprise cloud environments, focusing on identity, network security, workload protection, secure configuration, vulnerability management, monitoring, compliance, and cloud security posture management. At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization. As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary

Designs, implements, and maintains security controls across enterprise systems, cloud environments, and applications to protect company data and infrastructure. Contributes to secure system configuration, vulnerability remediation, and control validation efforts that support overall enterprise risk reduction.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain security controls across cloud, infrastructure, and endpoint environments.
• Support secure configuration of enterprise systems and applications.
• Assist with vulnerability remediation and control validation activities.
• Support integration of logging, monitoring, and protective controls.
• Participate in security assessments and support audit activities.
• Document configurations, standards, and implementation procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes and security baselines.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience

2–4 years of experience in security engineering or related technical experience required.

Certifications and Licenses

• Relevant certification preferred (e.g., Security+, cloud certification).
• Successful completion of a background check is required.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world. Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek. The DPR family of companies is closing the gap between design and construction with an integrated collection of products and services to build smarter, move faster and achieve strong results. Our approximately 11,000 employees share a commitment to growth, innovation and building great things—great teams, great careers and great projects that change the world.

DPR is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at DPR are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical or mental disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. DPR will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Read more in our EEOE Policy.