Remote AWS Cloud Security Engineer - Associate

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote workforce primarily (US-based)

Group Medical Insurance options

Group Dental Insurance

12 corporate holidays

Mobile phone & home internet allowance

Retirement plan eligibility

Pet Benefit Option

Job summary

GuidePoint Security is seeking an Associate Cloud Security Engineer - AWS to join our Cloud Security practice in a client-facing role. You will support security assessments, architecture reviews, and compliance mapping in AWS environments, working with senior consultants to deliver secure cloud solutions and hands-on mentorship.

Ideal candidates have foundational AWS security skills, strong communication, and a drive to learn.

Qualifications

• 1 year of related experience in cloud security or consultancy.
• Foundational AWS IAM concepts including roles, policies, MFA.
• Experience with CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Config.
• Familiarity with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation or CDK).
• Strong communication and ability to document findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Support cloud security assessments and client deliverables.
• Participate in meetings, workshops and discovery sessions.
• Help identify misconfigurations, risks and gaps in AWS environments.
• Document findings, recommendations and remediation steps.
• Develop security roadmaps, architecture diagrams and templates.
• Assist with AWS security configurations and internal methodologies.

Skills

AWS security basics

Strong communication

Willingness to learn

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

AWS Certified Security - Specialty

CCSK (Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge)

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Python

Job description

GuidePoint Security is seeking an Associate Cloud Security Engineer - AWS to join our Cloud Security practice in a client-facing role. You will support security assessments, architecture reviews, and compliance mapping in AWS environments, working with senior consultants to deliver secure cloud solutions and hands-on mentorship.

Ideal candidates have foundational AWS security skills, strong communication, and a drive to learn.