Senior Cloud Security Engineer - Cloud Compliance - Boston

Motion Recruitment; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus or Commission eligible

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) match

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to advance automated controls, compliance monitoring, and governance across cloud environments. You will design scalable tooling and real-time visibility into control effectiveness, partnering with cloud engineering, audit, and risk management teams to meet regulatory standards.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, automation, and reducing manual security processes through measurable controls, with opportunity to influence

Qualifications

• Strong experience securing AWS and/or Azure cloud environments.
• Experience implementing cloud security controls and compliance frameworks.
• Knowledge of cloud governance and configuration management principles.
• Experience with security automation and policy enforcement tools.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform.
• Understanding of cloud logging, monitoring, and reporting platforms.
• Experience developing scripts using Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Knowledge of regulatory and security frameworks such as NIST, CIS, SOC 2, or ISO 27001.
• Experience with vulnerability management and cloud security assessments.

Responsibilities

• Develop automated controls that validate cloud security configurations and policies.
• Build monitoring solutions that measure security control effectiveness across cloud environments.
• Create tooling that identifies and remediates compliance gaps.
• Partner with engineering teams to implement standardized security baselines.
• Automate evidence collection and reporting for security and audits.
• Assess cloud resources against established security policies and standards.
• Develop dashboards and security metrics for visibility into posture and risk.
• Support internal and external audit activities with technical validation and reporting.
• Evaluate emerging cloud services for alignment with security requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of cloud security standards and automation capabilities.

Skills

Cloud security

Security automation

Terraform

Python/PowerShell/Bash

Regulatory frameworks

Vulnerability management

Logging/Monitoring

Analytical skills

Cloud governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Job Description

A globally recognized financial advisory and asset management organization is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to help advance the security, compliance, and governance capabilities of its cloud environment.

The firm operates across international markets and supports a diverse portfolio of business functions that depend on secure, scalable, and compliant technology platforms.

As cloud technologies continue to play a larger role across the enterprise, the security team is focused on building automated controls that strengthen security while reducing operational burden.

As a Senior Cloud Security Engineer, you will be responsible for developing technical solutions that continuously assess, validate, and enforce security controls across cloud infrastructure.

Unlike traditional cloud security roles focused on infrastructure operations, threat detection, application security, IAM, cloud migrations, resilience, or vendor assessments, this role centers on security control effectiveness and automated compliance management.

You will partner with cloud engineering, cybersecurity, audit, risk management, and infrastructure teams to ensure cloud environments consistently meet organizational security standards and regulatory requirements.

The successful candidate will design automated validation frameworks, improve cloud compliance monitoring, and build scalable tooling that provides real-time visibility into control effectiveness across complex technology environments.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys developing solutions that transform manual security processes into automated, measurable, and repeatable controls.

You'll have the opportunity to influence enterprise-wide security practices while remaining hands-on with engineering and automation initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience securing AWS and/or Azure cloud environments
• Experience implementing cloud security controls and compliance frameworks
• Knowledge of cloud governance and configuration management principles
• Experience with security automation and policy enforcement tools
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform
• Understanding of cloud logging, monitoring, and reporting platforms
• Experience developing scripts using Python, PowerShell, or Bash
• Knowledge of regulatory and security frameworks such as NIST, CIS, SOC 2, or ISO 27001
• Experience with vulnerability management and cloud security assessments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Desired Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of cloud security, cybersecurity, or security engineering experience
• Experience supporting financial services or regulated environments
• Experience with cloud compliance automation platforms
• Familiarity with cloud-native governance and security services
• Knowledge of risk management and audit processes
• Experience developing dashboards and security metrics
• CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, CISA, or equivalent certifications
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

• 100% Hands On
• Develop automated controls that validate cloud security configurations and policies
• Build monitoring solutions that measure security control effectiveness across cloud environments
• Create tooling that identifies compliance gaps and recommends remediation actions
• Partner with engineering teams to implement standardized security baselines
• Automate evidence collection and reporting processes for security and audit requirements
• Assess cloud resources against established security policies and technical standards
• Develop dashboards and metrics that provide visibility into security posture and risk exposure
• Support internal and external audit activities through technical validation and reporting
• Evaluate emerging cloud services and ensure alignment with security requirements
• Contribute to continuous improvement of cloud security standards, processes, and automation capabilities

The Offer

• Bonus OR Commission eligible

You will receive the following benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) (including match, if applicable)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Posted By: Nick Ramler