Cloud Security Engineer: Enabling Secure Transformation

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 (PTO)

401(k) match

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer in Boston to enable secure cloud adoption across investment platforms. You will partner with engineering teams to design reusable security patterns, automate security controls, and accelerate cloud modernization while preserving velocity.

The role emphasizes security enablement, scalable services, and collaboration with platform teams. Candidates should have strong cloud experience (AWS/Azure), IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation),

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cloud security or cloud engineering.
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure and multi-cloud environments.
• Proficient with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Experience with CI/CD platforms and deployment automation.
• Knowledge of cloud security controls and engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering teams to embed security into cloud modernization efforts.
• Design reusable security patterns that accelerate secure cloud adoption.
• Support migration of applications and services into cloud environments.
• Develop automation that simplifies security implementation across engineering teams.
• Build scalable security controls that can be integrated into cloud platforms.
• Evaluate new cloud technologies and recommend secure deployment approaches.
• Improve developer experience by reducing friction in security processes.
• Assist platform teams in establishing secure reference implementations and standards.
• Identify opportunities to streamline cloud security operations through automation.
• Contribute to long-term cloud security roadmaps and transformation initiatives.

Skills

Multi-cloud

Cloud migration

Terraform

CI/CD

Networking

Automation scripts

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer in Boston to enable secure cloud adoption across investment platforms. You will partner with engineering teams to design reusable security patterns, automate security controls, and accelerate cloud modernization while preserving velocity.

The role emphasizes security enablement, scalable services, and collaboration with platform teams. Candidates should have strong cloud experience (AWS/Azure), IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation),