Cloud Security Engineer - Zero Trust & Automation

ShorePoint, LLC; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

144 hours PTO

11 holidays

Health insurance premium coverage 85%

401(k)

Continuing education

Certification maintenance & reimburse

Job summary

ShorePoint, LLC is seeking a Journeyman Cloud Security Engineer to strengthen the security posture across Azure, VMware VCF and on-premises infrastructure. This role supports Zero Trust and DevSecOps, enforcing compliance and secure architecture through automation and threat detection.

The position requires a DOE Q or DoD Top Secret clearance, a Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years of cybersecurity experience, and hands-on Azure security, IaC, and CI/CD expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, CS, IS, Math, Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of cybersecurity expertise and automation.
• Designing automated operations across IL2/IL3/IL4 environments using Azure Policy, VMWARE Auria and Gitlab.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, including security and identity management.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep or ARM templates.
• Proficient with IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep) and automation scripting (PowerShell, Python).
• DoD cybersecurity frameworks (RMF, NIST 800-53, STIGs).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Gitlab and security integration.
• Strong understanding of networking, firewalls and RBAC.
• Analyzing logs and security alerts and develop proactive countermeasures.
• Applicants must hold and maintain an active DOE Q Clearance or equivalent DoD Top Secret clearance at time of hire.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for cloud security incidents, coordinating with Cyber Operations and SCA teams.
• Integrate security scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Gitlab, SonarQube, Trivy).
• Support and enhance Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) implementations, including Conditional Access, PIM and Identity Governance.
• Perform cloud compliance checks aligned with DoD and FedRAMP baselines (NIST 800-53, RMF).
• Monitor and manage cloud-native SIEM tools (e.g., Azure Sentinel, SPLUNK) and log analytics for threat detection and operational insights.
• Automate security and operational tasks through scripting and platform-native automation tools (e.g., Logic Apps, PowerShell, Python).
• Contribute to risk assessments, Authorization to Operate (ATO) documentation and policy enforcement strategies.
• Assist with token management, certificate renewal automation and credential lifecycle tasks.
• Support performance monitoring, system patching and endpoint protection across the cloud landscape.

Skills

Cybersecurity Expertise

Automation

Zero Trust

Azure Security

IaC

CI/CD

Security Logging

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Engineering or related field

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

PowerShell

Python

GitLab

Azure Policy

VMware Auria

Azure AD

Kubernetes

Job description

ShorePoint, LLC is seeking a Journeyman Cloud Security Engineer to strengthen the security posture across Azure, VMware VCF and on-premises infrastructure. This role supports Zero Trust and DevSecOps, enforcing compliance and secure architecture through automation and threat detection.

The position requires a DOE Q or DoD Top Secret clearance, a Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years of cybersecurity experience, and hands-on Azure security, IaC, and CI/CD expertise.