Senior Remote Cloud Security Engineer

Placements24; Queenstown (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote position

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote Cloud Security Engineer to strengthen our client's cloud security posture. This fully remote role allows you to work from anywhere while protecting AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in cybersecurity with strong cloud security expertise, knowledge of NIST/CIS controls, and hands-on experience with SIEM, IAM, and incident response. Excellent collaboration in a distributed team is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in cybersecurity with a focus on cloud security.
• Experience securing AWS/Azure/GCP environments.
• Knowledge of NIST/CIS controls and cloud security best practices.
• Experience with firewalls, IDPS, SIEM, and vulnerability scanners.
• Strong networking, encryption, and authentication knowledge.
• Container security experience is a plus.
• Scripting in Python or Bash for automation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration in remote teams.
• Relevant security certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies and procedures.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure for threats using SIEM and security tools.
• Perform vulnerability scanning and regular security assessments.
• Lead incident response investigations, containment, and recovery.
• Manage IAM across cloud environments to enforce least privilege.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, POPIA, and other regulations.
• Collaborate with engineering to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate security tasks and workflows where possible.
• Provide security guidance to development and operations teams.
• Maintain comprehensive security documentation.

Skills

Cloud security

Incident response

Threat detection

Compliance

Policy development

CI/CD integration

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Communication

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

CISSP / CCSP / AWS Security Specialty

Tools

SIEM

Firewalls/IDPS

Vulnerability scanners

IAM tools

Container security tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote Cloud Security Engineer to strengthen our client's cloud security posture. This fully remote role allows you to work from anywhere while protecting AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in cybersecurity with strong cloud security expertise, knowledge of NIST/CIS controls, and hands-on experience with SIEM, IAM, and incident response. Excellent collaboration in a distributed team is essential.