Cloud Security Engineering Manager: AI-Driven Posture Lead

Vanguard; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a Cloud Security Engineering Manager to lead a growing team responsible for cloud security controls and misconfiguration management across multi-cloud environments. This role blends security risk, automation, and AI-driven capabilities to protect clients while enabling technology teams.

You will drive remediation, implement shift-left security practices, and develop metrics to measure program effectiveness, with a hybrid work model and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years related work experience required, including experience in cloud security engineering or general cloud engineering.
• Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills, with a track record of building and leading high-performing teams.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP – with a strong understanding of cloud security principles.
• Superb analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess and mitigate complex security risks.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders multiple levels up.

Responsibilities

• Lead & develop a high-performing Cloud Security Posture Management team. Provide mentorship, coaching, and professional development to team members.
• Lead the team that leverages cloud security assessment tools (CNAPP/CSPM) to protect Vanguard cloud assets from security configuration weaknesses.
• Infuse AI into team operations, preventative capabilities, and enhanced detective capabilities.
• Partner with Platform Engineering, DevSecOps, Architecture, SOC, and other stakeholders to implement shift-left security practices and enable auto-remediation.
• Coordinate implementation of cloud security controls – both oobox and custom – ensuring compliance with industry security standards.
• Oversee timely resolution of false-positives investigations, requests for risk-acceptance or risk-rating adjustment of cloud security findings.
• Shape remediation SLAs, build-breaking policies, and other enforcement controls & guardrails.
• Develops metrics, KPIs, and OKRs to measure the effectiveness the program and team’s operations.
• Coordinate with Engineering platform team to tune scanning tools to improve visibility and to meet additional security objectives.
• Lead continuous process improvement activities.
• Provide latest industry expertise in emerging security practices and standards.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud security

AWS/Azure/GCP

CI/CD

Communication

AI-driven security

Threat modeling

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

CNAPP/CSPM tools

Kubernetes

Brinqa/Kenna/Vulcan/Dazz/Avalor

Aqua/Prisma/Wiz/CrowdStrike/Nessus/Qualys

Job description

Vanguard is seeking a Cloud Security Engineering Manager to lead a growing team responsible for cloud security controls and misconfiguration management across multi-cloud environments. This role blends security risk, automation, and AI-driven capabilities to protect clients while enabling technology teams.

You will drive remediation, implement shift-left security practices, and develop metrics to measure program effectiveness, with a hybrid work model and cross-functional collaboration.