Google Cloud Security Engineer

Fidelity Investments; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Investments is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join the Cloud Platform and Security Team. You will own secure-by-default cloud controls across Google Cloud, partnering with platform, product, and security teams to reduce risk without slowing delivery.

The role emphasizes influencing the team with security trends, delivering cloud-native solutions, and driving policy standards across cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a related field with 4+ years of experience in software and cloud infrastructure engineering.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform and cloud-native security tooling.
• Experience balancing business priorities and tradeoffs between pace and perfection.
• Hands-on experience designing and building containerized applications on cloud platforms.
• Proficiency defining Cloud IAM, RBAC and least-privilege principles.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.
• Experience leading or supporting cloud security incident response and root cause analysis.
• Ability to drive security policies and standards for Google Cloud based on industry standards.
• Preferred experience with AI-assisted tools to improve engineering productivity.

Responsibilities

• Influence the team with new security trends and present risks vs rewards to management.
• Develop a point of view on emerging trends to accelerate secure solutions.
• Design and deliver work efficiently to maximize value for partners.
• Share insights and industry practices across the organization.
• Partner with security, platform, product teams to reduce risk without slowing delivery.

Skills

Google Cloud Platform

Cloud IAM

RBAC

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Cloud security tooling

Containerized applications

Security incident response

AI-assisted tooling

Cloud security strategy

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation (CFT)

InsightCloudSec

Wiz

Zscaler

Defender for Cloud

Job description

Job Description

Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

The Role

Fidelity is currently seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join their Cloud Platform and Security Team. It is a fast paced, dynamic environment with interactions with many enterprise applications and incorporating cloud technology ensuring the optimal internal associate experience. The candidate owns and advances secure-by-default cloud controls across Google Cloud, partnering with platform, product, and security teams to reduce risk without slowing delivery.

• Influence the team with new security trends and ability to present risks vs rewards to management.


• Develop a point of view on new and emerging trends to advance solutions that result in efficiencies and faster time to market


• Designing and delivering the work for your team in the most efficient manner, delivering the most value to your technical and business partners of Cloud platform


• Actively sharing insights, knowledge, industry practices and developments across the organization

The Expertise And Skills You Bring

• Bachelor's or master's degree with 4+ years of knowledge and experience working in software and cloud infrastructure engineering with various technology platforms


• Proven experience in Google Cloud Platform and cloud native security tooling.


• Experience managing business priorities and understanding how to make tradeoffs when considering pace with perfection


• Proven expertise leveraging Azure/GCP cloud services to architect and deliver production‑grade, cloud‑native systems, with hands‑on experience designing and building containerized applications


• Experience in defining Cloud IAM, RBAC and principal of least privileges


• Proven expertise in continuous integration and deployment pipelines using Terraform, CFT etc.


• Lead or support cloud security incident response, root cause analysis, and corrective action plans with measurable closure.


• Drive new policies and standards for Google Cloud based on industry cybersecurity standards.


• Preferred Experience leveraging AI‑assisted tools to improve engineering productivity, operational efficiency, or developer workflows


• Preferred Experience in cloud security tools like InsightCloudSec, Wiz, and Zscaler, Defender for Cloud


• Ability to learn and stay curious for new feature validation


• Track security posture KPIs and deliver regular updates on control coverage, remediation velocity, and residual risk to leadership.

The Team

The Cloud Security Engineering team at Fidelity designs, builds, and operates the security foundations that protect our multi-cloud and hybrid platform, spanning Azure, GCP, OCI, and on-premises private cloud environments. We partner with application, platform, and infrastructure teams to embed security‑by‑design across identity, network, data, workload, and compliance domains, and we build automation, guardrails, and reusable security services that let thousands of developers ship quickly and safely at enterprise scale. Operating in a modern DevSecOps culture, we are actively adopting agentic workflows and AI‑assisted development practices to accelerate secure engineering, automate detection and response, and scale our impact across the enterprise. As a member of the team, you will solve complex, real‑world security problems, influence enterprise‑wide cloud strategy, and grow your career while helping safeguard the financial well‑being of millions of customers.

Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model

Fidelity is transitioning to a full‑time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

Certifications

Category: Information Technology

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement‑related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self‑regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.