Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer - Cloud

Pismo; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 145,300 - 232,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental and Vision insurance

401(k) with matching

Paid Time Off

Wellness Program

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to design and implement security controls for cloud-native platforms across public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP). The role involves collaborating with engineering teams to ensure security by design and compliance with regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience and expertise in multicloud security, including identity access management and Kubernetes security. This is a remote position with competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience or equivalent.
• Experience in regulated or high-availability environments.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container security.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security controls for cloud-native platforms.
• Provide engineering support for AI-enabled capabilities.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure cloud services security and compliance.

Skills

Multicloud Security Expertise

API security

Deep Knowledge of LLM Platforms

Infrastructure-as-Code

Risk, Compliance & Governance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Advanced degree (e.g., Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or PhD

Tools

Terraform

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

IAM platforms

Job description

Company Overview

Founded by experienced entrepreneurs and engineers in 2016, Pismo is a technology company that provides a comprehensive processing platform for banking, card issuing, and financial market infrastructure and helps customers innovate and build the next generation of banking and payment solutions. Pismo joined Visa in 2024.

Leveraging Visa’s solutions, our core platform, and an expanding suite of capabilities, Pismo addresses the technological challenges that large banks, marketplaces, and fintech companies face in migrating from legacy systems to more advanced technology in the market. Pismo’s cloud‑based platform empowers firms to build and launch financial products rapidly, scaling as they grow to have a broader audience while keeping high security and availability standards.

Pismo’s 500+ employees are located in more than 10 countries around the world.

Job Description

The Cybersecurity Engineer – Cloud is responsible for designing, implementing, and operating security controls that protect cloud‑native platforms and workloads across public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP). The role partners closely with engineering, DevOps, and architecture teams to ensure cloud services are secure by design, compliant with regulatory requirements, and resilient at scale.

This position combines hands‑on engineering, security architecture, and risk‑based decision‑making within complex, distributed, and regulated environments.

In addition to cloud security responsibilities, this role provides security oversight and engineering support for AI‑enabled capabilities used across the Pismo platform. The engineer ensures that adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models (LLMs) is aligned with Visa security controls, Pismo data‑protection principles, and global regulatory expectations.

This is a remote position. Remote duties may require presentatation at a Visa office with scheduled notice.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g., Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating in regulated or high‑availability environments is strongly preferred.
• Multicloud Security Expertise (Core Requirement)
  • Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM), least‑privilege access, and workload identity
  • Network segmentation, service‑to‑service authentication, and mTLS
  • Cloud encryption models and key management (KMS, HSM, certificate authorities)
  • Experience with Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and misconfiguration detection.
  • Understanding of cloud‑native logging, monitoring, and detection capabilities
• Hands‑on experience securing:
  
  • Kubernetes and container platforms
  • Container image scanning and runtime security
  • Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM)
• Ability to embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines and platform guardrails.
• Familiarity with configuration‑drift detection and continuous compliance.
• Strong understanding of:
• API security (OAuth/OIDC, token‑based auth)
• Application‑level encryption, tokenization, and hashing
• Data protection across storage, database, and file‑system layers
• Enable secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) practices, including SAST, SCA, and SBOM
• Risk, Compliance & Governance:
• Working knowledge of security and compliance frameworks such as PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, or NIST.
• Ability to translate security findings into risk‑based recommendations for engineering and leadership.
• Experience partnering with architecture, risk, and compliance teams.
• Tools, Technologies & Certifications (Preferred):
• Experience with cloud‑security tooling (e.g., CSPM, container security, IAM platforms).
• Cloud or security certifications are preferred but not mandatory, including:
  
  • CCSK / CCSP
  • AWS, Azure, or GCP Security certifications
  • CISSP or equivalent
• Continuous learning mindset aligned with evolving multicloud security practices.
• Deep Knowledge of LLM Platforms (Mandatory)
• Demonstrated hands‑on and architectural knowledge of enterprise‑grade AI and LLM platforms, including:
  
  • Anthropic Claude
  • OpenAI (ChatGPT, GPT APIs, enterprise offerings)
  • Comparable LLM providers and managed AI services
• This includes understanding:
  
  • Platform security models and shared‑responsibility boundaries
  • API‑based consumption vs managed SaaS usage
  • Enterprise controls for data handling, logging, and access enforcement

Additional Information

• Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.
• Travel Requirements: 5-10% of the time.
• Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The incumbent must sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, and frequently operate standard office equipment such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for this position is $145,300.00 to $232,700.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job‑related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.