Cloud Security Engineer: Data Protection & Hardening

Motion Recruitment; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Paid Time Off

401(k) match

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to protect cloud-hosted data ecosystems and infrastructure across a highly distributed environment. You will partner with cloud operations, enterprise data platforms, analytics environments, and infrastructure engineering to build security into the foundation of critical systems and drive platform hardening and remediation initiatives.

The role emphasizes data security, secure configurations, and ongoing security maturity.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, or multi-cloud security.
• Experience securing cloud infrastructure and core platform services.
• Knowledge of cloud configuration management and hardening standards.
• Experience with cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools.
• Understanding of encryption technologies and key management systems.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning and remediation programs.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals, DNS, VPNs, and firewalls.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• Proficiency with Python, PowerShell, or Bash scripting.
• Experience implementing security controls for enterprise data environments.
• 8+ years of cloud security or infrastructure security experience.
• Experience working in financial services or other regulated industries.
• Familiarity with data loss prevention (DLP) technologies.
• Experience securing cloud-based analytics or data lake environments.
• Knowledge of cloud compliance frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting large enterprise infrastructure environments.
• AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, CISSP, or similar certifications.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Daily Responsibilities
• 100% Hands On
• Harden and secure cloud infrastructure using security best practices and baseline standards
• Develop automated solutions that identify and remediate cloud configuration risks
• Implement controls that protect sensitive financial, operational, and client data
• Perform security assessments of cloud resources and enterprise platforms
• Partner with engineering teams to strengthen infrastructure security across cloud environments
• Support encryption, key management, and data protection initiatives
• Monitor cloud environments for risky configurations and compliance gaps
• Build automation scripts that improve operational efficiency and security visibility
• Manage security findings from cloud assessments and coordinate remediation activities
• Create technical documentation, security standards, and implementation procedures

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to protect cloud-hosted data ecosystems and infrastructure across a highly distributed environment. You will partner with cloud operations, enterprise data platforms, analytics environments, and infrastructure engineering to build security into the foundation of critical systems and drive platform hardening and remediation initiatives.

The role emphasizes data security, secure configurations, and ongoing security maturity.