Cloud Security Engineer

Allied Consultants, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Local support staff

Medical insurance

Life insurance

401(K) plan with company match

Flexible spending through cafeteria

Job summary

Allied Consultants, Inc. in Austin, TX seeks an experienced Cloud Security Engineer to remediate a legacy AWS environment and migrate resources to a standardized Landing Zone. The role emphasizes Terraform-based IaC, security governance, and comprehensive documentation.

The engineer will implement IAM, network security, logging and encryption best practices, align with DIR standards, and collaborate across teams to reduce risk in a high-impact technical services group.

Qualifications

• 4-7 years of experience in cloud, infrastructure, or systems engineering.
• Hands-on experience supporting AWS environments.
• Experience remediating security findings or implementing security controls.
• Experience using Terraform to deploy, update, or manage cloud infrastructure.
• Familiarity with cloud security best practices and the shared responsibility model.
• Strong documentation and governance compliance abilities.

Responsibilities

• Remediate a legacy AWS cloud environment and address identified security vulnerabilities.
• Assess existing AWS workloads and migrate resources to a secure Landing Zone.
• Implement infrastructure as code with Terraform to ensure auditable remediation.
• Apply AWS security best practices for IAM, network security, logging, monitoring, and encryption.
• Produce technical and operational documentation.

Skills

Cloud engineering

AWS

Security best practices

Infrastructure engineering

Communication

Documentation

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Overview

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 34 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience Cloud Security Engineer to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:

• Highly competitive pay rates
• Local support staff for responsive, personal service
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
  • Life insurance
  • A 401(K) plan with company match
  • Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan

Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks.

Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Responsibilities

The AWS Cloud Engineer will remediate a legacy AWS cloud environment to address identified security vulnerabilities and technical risk. Work includes assessing existing AWS workloads, remediating security findings, and migrating resources to a standardized and secure AWS Landing Zone aligned with approved architecture, governance, and security standards.

The engineer will use Terraform to implement and manage infrastructure as code, ensuring consistent, repeatable, and auditable remediation and migration activities. Responsibilities include implementing AWS security best practices related to identity and access management, network security, logging, monitoring, and encryption; validating compliance with DIR security policies and audit requirements; and producing required technical and operational documentation.

Qualifications

Minimum (Required):

Years

Skills/Experience

4-7

Experience in cloud, infrastructure, or systems engineering

2+

Hands‑on experience supporting AWS environments

Experience supporting remediation, migration, or modernization of existing (legacy) cloud

Hands‑on experience working in Amazon Web Services (AWS) enterprise environmentsExperience remediating cloud security findings or implementing security controls under established standards

Experience supporting remediation, migration, or modernization of existing (legacy) cloud

Experience using Terraform to deploy, update, or manage cloud infrastructure

Familiarity with cloud security best practices and the shared responsibility model

Experience following documented architecture, security, and governance standards

Ability to execute defined remediation and migration tasks under general direction

Experience producing technical documentation and implementation artifacts

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred (Optional):

Years

Skills/Experience

Prior experience supporting legacy AWS environment remediation

Familiarity with AWS Landing Zone concepts or standardized cloud environments

Working or supporting experience with Microsoft Azure (hybrid or shared‑services scenarios)

Familiarity with DIR security standards and compliance expectations

Experience supporting client, other Texas state agencies, or public‑sector environments