Remote Cloud Security Engineer – Terraform & Kubernetes

MerciIT; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Merci Technologies is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to secure cloud environments and workloads across AWS and Azure. The role emphasizes embedding security into how resources are provisioned, configured, and operated, not bolted on later, and collaborates with DevOps to integrate security into CI/CD workflows.

The candidate will work hands-on with CSPM tooling, Terraform/CloudFormation, and container/Kubernetes security, ensuring identity, network, and data protection controls align with

Qualifications

• Proficient in securing cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Hands-on with CSPM and cloud security tooling.
• Experience securing containers and Kubernetes workloads.
• Familiar with IaC security practices and policy-as-code.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage cloud security controls across AWS and Azure.
• Operate CSPM tooling and drive remediation of findings.
• Embed security into IaC pipelines using Terraform/CloudFormation.
• Harden container and Kubernetes workloads and enforce data protection controls.
• Partner with platform/DevOps to integrate security into CI/CD workflows.
• Support cloud incident detection, logging, and SIEM integration.

Skills

Cloud security engineering

Terraform / CloudFormation

Container security

CSPM tooling

Security governance

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

OPA policy

Job description

Merci Technologies is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to secure cloud environments and workloads across AWS and Azure. The role emphasizes embedding security into how resources are provisioned, configured, and operated, not bolted on later, and collaborates with DevOps to integrate security into CI/CD workflows.

The candidate will work hands-on with CSPM tooling, Terraform/CloudFormation, and container/Kubernetes security, ensuring identity, network, and data protection controls align with