Senior Cloud Security Engineer – Sovereign Cloud

SAP IT Business Systeme; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

SAP is seeking a senior security engineer to design and deliver secure cloud deployments at global scale within a regulated enterprise environment. You will own security engineering across the Sovereign Cloud infrastructure, collaborating with platform experts, operations teams, and hyperscaler partners to build a globally distributed security capability.

You will design security concepts, automate solutions, enforce compliance frameworks (NIST/ISO), and guide security architecture across SAP’s

Qualifications

• Experience securing cloud infrastructure at scale on AWS and Azure.
• OS image creation and hardening experience.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required for this role.
• Degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Willingness to undergo governmental security clearance process.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security concepts for infrastructure management across SAP's global Sovereign Cloud footprint.
• Build and automate security solutions aligned with the Sovereign Cloud security strategy.
• Strengthen automated provisioning of foundational cloud infrastructure and Sovereign Cloud‑ready SAP products.
• Apply compliance frameworks like NIST and ISO to guide security deployment decisions.
• Partner with global operations teams and hyperscaler providers on security architecture.
• Keep the team's knowledge current with native hyperscaler capabilities and modern infrastructure tooling.

Skills

Cloud security

OS hardening

Kubernetes security

English proficiency

Security automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

CI/CD tools

Git

Kubernetes

Job description

SAP is seeking a senior security engineer to design and deliver secure cloud deployments at global scale within a regulated enterprise environment. You will own security engineering across the Sovereign Cloud infrastructure, collaborating with platform experts, operations teams, and hyperscaler partners to build a globally distributed security capability.

You will design security concepts, automate solutions, enforce compliance frameworks (NIST/ISO), and guide security architecture across SAP’s