Cloud Security Engineer: Threat Prevention & Automation

Maxonic Inc.; Dublin (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Maxonic Inc. seeks a Cloud Security Engineer III to design, implement, and maintain security tools guarding our cloud workloads.

You will identify risks, build controls such as container security, data posture management, and zero trust access, and develop automation scripts for threat remediation.

Collaborate with GRC teams to align security roadmaps with business goals, document architectures, and evangelize security across enterprise IT.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of Information Security experience, including 5+ years in large enterprise environments.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; cloud security certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of security threats, detection and response, security analytics, and automation/orchestration tools.
• Ability to work independently and within teams to deliver technical solutions.
• Experience developing security strategies, standards, and architectures aligned with industry frameworks.
• Ability to improve security posture through technical, administrative, and physical controls.
• Experience collaborating with IT teams to design and implement enterprise security solutions.
• Knowledge of identity and access management, Zero Trust principles, and secure access solutions.
• Strong documentation and communication skills to translate security requirements into actionable designs.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security tools to monitor cloud workloads.
• Identify and mitigate cloud-based security risks.
• Develop and implement security controls such as container security and data security posture management.
• Build automation scripts for threat remediation.
• Partner with GRC teams to align roadmaps with business goals.
• Create and maintain technical diagrams and documentation.
• Lead SME across cloud security and related areas.
• Align technical solutions with enterprise objectives while balancing security with business needs.

Skills

Cloud security

Zero Trust

IAM

Security analytics

Automation

Orchestration

Architectures

Documentation

IT collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Cloud security certification

Job description

Maxonic Inc. seeks a Cloud Security Engineer III to design, implement, and maintain security tools guarding our cloud workloads.

You will identify risks, build controls such as container security, data posture management, and zero trust access, and develop automation scripts for threat remediation.

Collaborate with GRC teams to align security roadmaps with business goals, document architectures, and evangelize security across enterprise IT.