Cloud Security Lead & Architect

Altice USA; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 134,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum in Plano, Texas, part of the Altice USA family, seeks a Lead Cloud Security Engineer to safeguard our cloud infrastructure across public cloud environments. You will design, implement, and maintain advanced security controls, mentor engineers, and drive security posture improvements that align with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

As a senior security leader, you will partner with IT, development, and compliance teams, manage threat detection, automate security workflows,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in Information Technology.
• 5-7 years in cloud security engineering roles, focusing on public cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure cloud architectures aligned with best practices.
• Deploy security tools including CSPM, vulnerability mgmt, and NDR.
• Lead risk assessments, security testing, and incident response planning.
• Develop automation scripts to enforce security policies.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS and standards like NIST/ISO 27001.

Skills

Cloud security

Threat detection

Automation scripting

IaC

Zero Trust

IAM

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Cloud security posture management

Vulnerability management

SIEM

DLP

WAF

CASB

Endpoint security

Job description

Optimum in Plano, Texas, part of the Altice USA family, seeks a Lead Cloud Security Engineer to safeguard our cloud infrastructure across public cloud environments. You will design, implement, and maintain advanced security controls, mentor engineers, and drive security posture improvements that align with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

As a senior security leader, you will partner with IT, development, and compliance teams, manage threat detection, automate security workflows,