Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Xsolis; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401K company match

Flexible Paid Time Off

Paid parental leave

HSA/FSA options

Educational reimbursement

Employer-paid EAP & Mental Healths

Job summary

Xsolis, an AI-driven healthcare technology leader, seeks a Sr. Cloud Security Engineer to design and enhance our cloud security posture across AWS.

You will secure AI-driven healthcare platforms, ensure HIPAA/HITRUST considerations, and protect PHI data while advancing GenAI and agentic AI security. The role requires deep cloud security expertise, strong collaboration, and persistence in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent working experience required.
• Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Information Systems desirable.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security certifications highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure cloud architectures across AWS.
• Lead the development of security guardrails, policies, and standards (IAM, network segmentation, encryption).
• Implement Zero Trust architecture principles across cloud-native systems and user endpoints.
• Secure containerized and serverless workloads (ECS, Kubernetes, Docker, Lambda).
• Assess existing cloud implementations and prioritize remediation.

Skills

Cloud security

AWS

Zero Trust

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD security

Scripting (Python)

HIPAA security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Master's degree in Cybersecurity desirable

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

SIEM

Job description

Xsolis is an AI‑driven technology company reducing administrative waste in healthcare by enabling smarter collaboration between providers and payers. Since 2013, our vision has been to create a frictionless healthcare system. We are proudly headquartered in Franklin, TN, a hub for healthcare innovation and the heart of a thriving ecosystem of health systems, payers, and technology leaders.

Our flagship product, Dragonfly®, is the first and only AI‑driven platform that continuously assigns real‑time predictive scores for medical necessity. Dragonfly has delivered proven results across 600+ hospital, health system, and health plan clients and earned repeated industry recognition. With recognition on the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 lists, Xsolis is one of the fastest‑growing privately‑held companies in the country and across North America.

Position Summary

As a Sr. Cloud Security Engineer, you will help lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of our cloud security posture. You will play a critical role in securing AI‑driven healthcare platforms running in modern cloud environments (AWS), ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations, and protecting sensitive patient data. This role requires deep technical expertise in cloud security, strong experience with regulated environments, and a forward‑thinking mindset around securing AI/ML, Generative AI, and emerging Agentic AI systems. In addition to technical know‑how, you will need motivation, communication, organization, prioritization, problem‑solving, and adaptability skills.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Cloud Security Architecture & Engineering

• Design and implement secure cloud architectures across AWS
• Lead the development of security guardrails, policies, and standards (IAM, network segmentation, encryption, etc.)
• Implement Zero Trust architecture principles across cloud‑native systems and user endpoints
• Secure containerized and serverless workloads (ECS, Kubernetes, Docker, Lambda, etc.)
• Assess existing cloud implementations, identify security issues, and prioritize them for remediation

Workforce Security

• Define and enforce security controls for endpoints and resource access
• Implement improvements in identity lifecycle and PAM
• Partner with engineering teams to design and implement a secure VDI environment to support PHI access

AI/ML & GenAI Security

• Define and enforce security controls for AI/ML and GenAI applications
• Partner with Data Science to mitigate risks such as model poisoning, prompt injection, data leakage, and adversarial attacks
• Secure Agentic AI systems, including autonomous workflows and decision‑making agents
• Collaborate with data science teams to embed security into model development lifecycle (MLSecOps)

Compliance & Risk Management

• Collaborate with GRC to ensure adherence to healthcare regulations (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, etc.)
• Conduct risk assessments and threat modeling for cloud and AI systems
• Support audits and compliance initiatives with appropriate controls and documentation

Detection & Response

• Implement and tune cloud‑native security monitoring and detection (SIEM, CSPM, CWPP)
• Develop automated response and remediation workflows
• Help manage incident response efforts for cloud security events

DevSecOps & Automation

• Deep experience with SAST, DAST, SCA, and the use of AI coding tools
• Familiarity with programming languages (Python, Java, Node.js, C#)
• Integrate and optimize security in CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Automate security controls, scanning, and policy enforcement
• Partner with engineering teams to shift security left

Leadership & Collaboration

• Mentor other engineers, security analysts, and promote security best practices across teams
• Partner with product, engineering, people operations, enterprise systems, and data science teams
• Stay ahead of emerging threats in cloud and AI security
• Collaborate with various teams to meet business objectives and support Xsolis values

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent working experience required
• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Information Systems desirable
• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security certifications highly desired

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in cloud security or cybersecurity engineering
• Strong knowledge of cloud security principles (IAM, networking, encryption, logging, etc.)
• Hands‑on experience using and securing AWS services
• Solid understanding of securing containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Deep understanding of security in regulated environments (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2)
• Broad experience implementing automation to gain efficiencies
• Experience implementing Zero Trust Architecture
• Proficiency in programming or scripting
• Experience identifying AI security risks and securing AI technologies
• Ability to work and indirectly lead a wide range of professionals and team members

Working Environment And Travel Requirements

• Work is typically in a normal office administrative environment with minimal exposure to physical risks
• Position requires little to moderate physical activity; mostly sedentary work with occasional light lifting or walking
• This role requires travel to our home offices in TN for training

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Full‑time Employees’ Total Rewards Package

• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• 401K company match
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Paid parental leave
• HSA/FSA options
• Educational reimbursement program
• Employer‑paid EAP & Mental Health services

Xsolis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all. We encourage candidates of every background to apply. All candidates must successfully pass a background check and fall under the same security role, which includes access to sensitive information, including proprietary data and PHI.

Work Authorization Notice: Please note that we do not provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this position. Applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time, permanent basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.

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