Cloud Security Engineer – Threat & Vulnerability Lead

CDM Smith; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 123,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Cyber Engineer to support Continuous Threat Exposure Management. You will work across SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS to identify, track, and remediate vulnerabilities in enterprise systems and cloud environments.

You will architect, deploy, and operate secure infrastructure, applying strong scripting, automation, and policy discipline. Collaboration with security leadership and engineering teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 8+ years of related experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to use cloud tools and automation technologies.
• Proficient with multiple cloud tooling ecosystems and scripting languages.
• Experience across SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS with vulnerability management expertise.
• Strong ability to document policies and track KPIs for security programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain secure cloud and on-prem processes.
• Lead vulnerability management and remediation efforts.
• Architect, deploy, and operate secure cloud infrastructure at scale.
• Collaborate with security, operations, and development teams.
• Monitor threat landscape and recommend tactical improvements.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Puppet

Chef

Ansible

Bicep

AKS

Terraform

Kafka

Kubernetes

Helm

OpenShift

Python

JavaScript

Zero Trust

Encryption

WAF

Data Protection

Vulnerability Mgmt

APIs Security

IaC

NIST 800-171

ISO 27001

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Cyber Engineer to support Continuous Threat Exposure Management. You will work across SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS to identify, track, and remediate vulnerabilities in enterprise systems and cloud environments.

You will architect, deploy, and operate secure infrastructure, applying strong scripting, automation, and policy discipline. Collaboration with security leadership and engineering teams is essential.