Lead Cloud Security Engineer - Remote (US/Midwest)

Pasona N A, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pasona N A, Inc. is seeking a Lead Cloud Security Engineer for a fully remote position within the United States.

You will design, implement, and strengthen security across AWS cloud environments and govern IAM, encryption, logging, and threat detection in a fintech context. The role emphasizes security automation, IaC with Terraform and CloudFormation, secure CI/CD, and collaboration with engineering and leadership to ensure compliant, scalable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Security Engineering, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, or related fields.
• Hands-on experience securing AWS environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Strong understanding of AWS security services, IAM, Encryption and Key Management, Network Security, Logging and Monitoring, CI/CD Security, Security Automation.
• Experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python or Go.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure AWS cloud environments.
• Develop and enforce cloud security best practices, standards, and guardrails.
• Manage identity and access controls, encryption, secrets management, logging, and monitoring.
• Support network security design and threat detection initiatives.
• Implement security controls using IaC practices.
• Develop automated security checks and policy-as-code controls.
• Monitor cloud environments for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and security risks.
• Evaluate and deploy cloud-native and third-party security solutions.
• Secure CI/CD pipelines and software delivery processes.
• Implement code scanning, dependency management, and secrets protection.
• Participate in threat modeling and security architecture reviews.
• Partner with engineering teams to integrate security into the development lifecycle.
• Support audit, compliance, and risk management initiatives.
• Maintain security documentation, standards, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on security assessments and remediation activities.

Skills

Cloud Security

DevSecOps

IaC Terraform

IaC CloudFormation

AWS

IAM

Encryption

Key Management

Network Security

Logging & Monitoring

CI/CD Security

Automation

Python

Go

Remote work

Communication

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Job description

Pasona N A, Inc. is seeking a Lead Cloud Security Engineer for a fully remote position within the United States.

You will design, implement, and strengthen security across AWS cloud environments and govern IAM, encryption, logging, and threat detection in a fintech context. The role emphasizes security automation, IaC with Terraform and CloudFormation, secure CI/CD, and collaboration with engineering and leadership to ensure compliant, scalable infrastructure.