Hybrid Cloud Security Engineer (AWS/GCP)

Xcel Energy; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Plan

Dental

Vision

Pension

Paid time off

Job summary

Xcel Energy in Minnesota is seeking a Security Engineer - Multi-Cloud Security to build and run the cloud security program, focusing on visibility, guardrails, and automation. The role requires deep AWS or GCP expertise, with AWS preferred, and reports to the Manager, Vulnerability Management.

You will drive risk identification, implement preventative controls, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to strengthen security across cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud security.
• Expert-level hands-on experience in either AWS or GCP. AWS expertise is preferred.
• Azure familiarity is nice to have but is not required.
• Strong understanding of cloud identity and access management, networking, logging, monitoring, and workload security.
• Experience using native cloud security tools or equivalent capabilities in AWS or GCP.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and application security fundamentals.
• Basic understanding of SAP environments in cloud‑hosted architectures.
• Experience identifying and communicating risk related to cloud configurations and architecture.
• Strong analytical and complex technical problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to communicate technical risk clearly to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience with APIs, scripting, or automation for data integration and workflow execution.
• Ability to operate independently and build a program with limited oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud security engineering for AWS or GCP.
• Maintain visibility across IAM, networking, logging, and workload security.
• Identify issues such as overly permissive access, unused accounts, misconfigurations, and exposure risks.
• Develop and implement guardrails, policies, and controls to prevent insecure configurations.
• Promote hardened images, containers, and standardized builds to reduce risk.

Skills

Cloud security

AWS/GCP expertise

DevSecOps

Risk communication

Scripting/Automation

Cloud IAM & Networking

Education

AWS Certified Security - Specialty

Cloud security certification

Tools

AWS Inspector

Security Hub

Defender for Cloud

Cloud Security Command Center

Job description

Xcel Energy in Minnesota is seeking a Security Engineer - Multi-Cloud Security to build and run the cloud security program, focusing on visibility, guardrails, and automation. The role requires deep AWS or GCP expertise, with AWS preferred, and reports to the Manager, Vulnerability Management.

You will drive risk identification, implement preventative controls, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to strengthen security across cloud environments.