Hybrid Senior Cloud Security Engineer - IAM & Security Automation Lead

PowerPlan, Inc.; Smyrna (GA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

PowerPlan, Inc. is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to build cloud security and IAM maturity programs across AWS and Azure. You will own compliance, identity strategy, and security automation as a senior individual contributor.

Within 90 days, you will shape a remediation roadmap, close gaps, and deliver a security framework assessment, influencing Cloud Engineering, Information Security, and executive stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cloud security, infrastructure security, or security engineering across AWS and Azure.
• Demonstrated experience implementing security frameworks such as CIS, NIST, or SOC 2 at scale.
• Strong IAM design and implementation background including federation (SAML, OIDC), RBAC, ABAC, and privileged access management.

Responsibilities

• Assess and close security framework compliance gaps across AWS and Azure, with a prioritized remediation roadmap by day 90.
• Build an IAM maturity roadmap from fragmented state to least-privilege enforcement and centralized oversight.
• Turn security and IAM requirements into production-grade code — Terraform modules and Python/PowerShell automation.
• Serve as the security subject matter expert in cloud architecture reviews and change advisory processes.
• Mentor Cloud Operations and Engineering teams on secure defaults so security shapes decisions before they ship.
• Lead incident response for cloud security events end-to-end, from detection through resolution.

Skills

Cloud security

IAM design

Security automation

Incident response

Mentoring

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Terraform

Python

PowerShell

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

PowerPlan, Inc. is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to build cloud security and IAM maturity programs across AWS and Azure. You will own compliance, identity strategy, and security automation as a senior individual contributor.

Within 90 days, you will shape a remediation roadmap, close gaps, and deliver a security framework assessment, influencing Cloud Engineering, Information Security, and executive stakeholders.