Remote-First Cloud Security Engineer (Zero Trust)

Mercury; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to design systems, guardrails, and automation that scale securely. You will partner with cross-functional teams to enforce cloud security, governance, and privacy controls while enabling rapid engineering velocity.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in cloud security, a solid grasp of security frameworks, and demonstrated problem-solving under pressure. AWS know-how and IaC tooling familiarity are highly valued as we advance in a remote-first,

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience in cloud security, networking, information security, or related fields.
• Strong desire to learn and grow with a proven track record.
• Familiarity with security frameworks and privacy regulations (NIST CSF, FFIEC, SOX, SOC2, GLBA, ISO27018, PCI-DSS).
• Deep problem-solving and analytical skills under pressure.
• Fundamental understanding of security practices, troubleshooting, attack vectors, and customer support.
• Familiarity with information as code (IaC) tooling.
• AWS certifications are encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Help build and define cloud security posture. Enable cyber resilience. Help with zero trust initiatives.
• Understand Governance, Risk and Compliance as it relates to cloud engineering
• Collaborate with infrastructure and engineering teams to improve reliability and security of our cloud infrastructure
• Automate cloud security controls to minimize threats, vulnerabilities, and risk
• Shape Mercury's AWS cloud architecture around resilience, least privilege, and long-term maintainability
• Address remote access challenges in a remote-first environment
• Address security concerns in the cloud with teams and stakeholders

Skills

Cloud security

Networking

Information security

GRC

IaC tooling

AWS certifications

Job description

Mercury is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to design systems, guardrails, and automation that scale securely. You will partner with cross-functional teams to enforce cloud security, governance, and privacy controls while enabling rapid engineering velocity.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in cloud security, a solid grasp of security frameworks, and demonstrated problem-solving under pressure. AWS know-how and IaC tooling familiarity are highly valued as we advance in a remote-first,