Remote Cloud Security Operations Specialist

Naukri Mitra; United States; Remote; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Naukai Mitra is seeking a cloud security professional for a full-time, remote role in the United States. You’ll work with our security team, review alerts, investigate anomalies, and decide on escalation needs while working largely independently.

Applicants should have hands-on cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and familiarity with security tools like AWS Security Hub or Azure Security Center. The role offers growth into senior security positions as the team scales.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud).
• Working understanding of security tools like AWS Security Hub or Azure Security Center.
• Strong analytical instincts when dealing with incomplete information.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security events across cloud platforms and flag anomalies early.
• Run vulnerability assessments on cloud infrastructure and drive remediation.
• Implement and tune security controls across AWS, Azure or Google Cloud environments.
• Investigate and respond to security incidents, documenting findings.
• Work with SIEM tools to spot patterns beyond single alerts.
• Coordinate with engineering to bake security into projects from the start.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Security tools

Analytical thinking

Tools

AWS Security Hub

Azure Security Center

SIEM tools

Job description

About the Position

This is a full-time, remote role for someone who already lives and breathes cloud security - not a stepping-stone position for someone still learning the fundamentals. You'll be embedded with our broader security team, but much of the work happens independently: reviewing alerts, investigating anomalies, and deciding on the spot whether something needs immediate escalation or can wait until the team regroups.

Where You'll Spend Your Time

• Monitoring security events across cloud platforms and flagging anything that looks off before it becomes a bigger problem
• Running vulnerability assessments on cloud infrastructure and following through on remediation
• Implementing and tuning security controls across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud environments
• Investigating and responding to security incidents, documenting findings as you go
• Working with SIEM tools to spot patterns that a one-off alert wouldn't catch
• Coordinating with engineering and infrastructure teams so security gets built into projects early, not bolted on at the end

What We Expect You to Bring

• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform is non-negotiable - AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, and ideally more than surface-level familiarity.
• You should be comfortable with tools like AWS Security Hub or Azure Security Center, and have a working understanding of network security principles that goes beyond textbook knowledge.
• Strong analytical instincts matter here, too; much of the job involves looking at incomplete information and figuring out what actually happened.

Good to Have, Not Mandatory

• A relevant certification such as AWS Certified Security Specialty, CCSP, or similar.
• Experience across multiple cloud providers rather than just one.
• Familiarity with compliance-adjacent work - things like SOC 2 or ISO 27001 touchpoints.
• Prior exposure to incident response at scale, not just isolated alerts.

Compensation and What Comes With It

The role pays $50,000 per year, with the flexibility of being fully remote.

There's genuine room to grow into a more senior security role as the infrastructure and team scale.

How the Team Operates

Work here leans async by default. You won't be stuck in back-to-back calls; instead, updates and findings get documented so the rest of the team can act on them without waiting for a meeting slot. Colleagues trust each other to manage their own priorities, which works well if you're someone who'd rather be judged on outcomes than hours logged in.