Cloud Security Engineer: IAM, CSPM & Incident Readiness

Direct Energy Business; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Direct Energy Business is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to maintain security measures protecting systems, cloud workloads, and data. You will identify vulnerabilities, operate security tools across on-premises and cloud, and support incident response.

You will guide engineering teams, conduct vulnerability assessments, and ensure compliance with NIST CSF, PCI DSS, and SOX across hybrid environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in cyber security, CS, or related field.
• 2–5 years of cyber security experience, with cloud exposure.
• Experience implementing and operating cloud security controls.

Responsibilities

• Manage cloud posture across AWS (and other providers), identify misconfigurations and drive remediation.
• Provide security guidance to cloud, infrastructure, and development teams on secure configurations and IAM.
• Support secure cloud architecture reviews aligning with security frameworks and standards.
• Administer IAM platforms and integrations across on-premises and cloud.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments across on-premises, cloud, and container workloads.
• Deploy and maintain IDS/IPS, SIEM, WAF, and other security tools.
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies and guardrails.
• Perform audits for compliance with NIST CSF, PCI DSS, SOX across hybrid and cloud environments.
• Stay informed about threat trends and advise teams.
• Provide technical support on security issues.

Skills

CSPM/CNAPP platform

AWS security services

Cloud security concepts

Risk assessment & communication

Container/serverless security

Cloud security certifications

Degree or equivalent

Experience 2-5 years

Additional certifications

Security tools & best practices

Networking & OS

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Orca

Wiz

Prisma Cloud

Defender for Cloud

IAM Identity Center

Job description

Direct Energy Business is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to maintain security measures protecting systems, cloud workloads, and data. You will identify vulnerabilities, operate security tools across on-premises and cloud, and support incident response.

You will guide engineering teams, conduct vulnerability assessments, and ensure compliance with NIST CSF, PCI DSS, and SOX across hybrid environments.